Did you know that in the height of World War II, Nazi soldiers were held as prisoners of war in camps in Wilmington?
It's true, and it's just one of the stories discussed on this week's episode as Cape Fear Unearthed heads back to the 1940s to explore Wilmington during wartime, including a look at the legend of the U-boat bombing in Kure Beach.
This week's guest is Ev Smith, a local historian who has researched and written about the Second World War and its impact on Wilmington.
Cape Fear Unearthed is written, edited and hosted by Hunter Ingram.
Additional editing by Adam Fish. Recorded at WHQR in downtown Wilmington.
A StarNews Media Production. This season is sponsored by Northchase Family Dentistry.
Sources:
“Southeastern North Carolina in World War II” special publication, Wilmington StarNews, 1992
“Did a Nazi Submarine Attack a Chemical Plant in North Carolina?” by John Hanc, 2017, Smithsonian.com
“My Sentimental Journey: Memories of a Wartime Boomtown,” by Wilbur D. Jones Jr.
Wilmington Morning Star articles, 1941-1946
Revolution Comes to the Cape Fear
Althea: Queen of the Court
The House Built on Wilmington's First Jail
WASPs, Warships and Wartime Wilmington
Burial Grounds of the Cape Fear
Panic and Plague: The 1918 Spanish Influenza
Wilmington's Trailblazing Women
Highland Charge: Scots in the Cape Fear
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The Bombardment of Fort Anderson
Wrightsville Beach and the Dread God of Fire
The Fateful Fall of Fort Fisher
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If Ghosts Should Walk in Thalian Hall
The Ghost of General Whiting
Season of the Witch
Ghost on the Water
The Spirits of Poplar Grove
Moonshiners, Bootleggers and the Devil's Brew
The Life and Liberty of Cornelius Harnett
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