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To: Dr. Franklin

I only knew about this ship because I once ate in a restaurant in Nags Head N.C.,
furnished with a large collection of items from the ship, including the bar.

The restaurant, Windmill Point, closed years ago. The building was given to a local fire department. The collection was moved to a conservancy.

https://historyscout.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-to-windmill-point-of-nags-head.html?m=1


6 posted on 03/14/2024 4:53:38 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: JZelle
I only knew about this ship because I once ate in a restaurant in Nags Head N.C., furnished with a large collection of items from the ship, including the bar.
The restaurant, Windmill Point, closed years ago. The building was given to a local fire department. The collection was moved to a conservancy.
https://historyscout.blogspot.com/2016/06/return-to-windmill-point-of-nags-head.html?m=1


From WP:
"In 1984, to pay creditors, the ship's fittings and furniture, which had been left in place since 1969, were sold at auction in Norfolk, Virginia.[42] After a week-long auction from October 8–14, 1984, about 3,000 bidders paid $1.65 million for objects from the ship. Some of the artwork and furniture went to museums like the Mariners' Museum of Newport News, while the largest collection was installed at the later closed Windmill Point Restaurant in Nags Head, North Carolina."
8 posted on 03/14/2024 5:18:47 PM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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