North Carolina

Camp Mackall, NC Transport Plane Crash, Oct. 1943

14 KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE.  read more »

Fort Bragg, NC Plane Crash Jun 1943

20 Dead In U.S. Air Crash  read more »

Atlantic Ocean, NC (off coast) Steamer PULASKI Explosion, June 1838

From the Wilmington Advertiser of June 18)
PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE STEAMBOAT PULASKI.  read more »

Fayetteville, NC Town Fire, May 1831

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

The following letter from the Rev. Mr. Rowland, to the editor of the National Gazette, describes, in a most vivid manner, this sorrowful occurrence.  read more »

Shelby, NC Buildings Collapse, Aug 1928

SIX KILLED IN CRASH TODAY.

THREE BUILDINGS COLLAPSE IN BUSINESS SECTION OF SHELBY.  read more »

Camp Lejeune, NC (Off Shore) Tanker Blast, Mar 1977

SURVIVORS SAY 10 DIED IN TANKER BLAST.  read more »

Indian Trail, NC Chemical Plant Explosion, Nov 1980

EXPLOSION INJURES 55 IN N.C. CHEMICAL PLANT.

Indian Trail, N.C. (UPI) -- A series of fiery explosions ripped through a chemical plant Wednesday injuring 55 persons, five of them critically.  read more »

Fayetteville, NC Tornado, Dec 1964

TORNADO IS REPORTED IN FAYETTEVILLE.  read more »

Valdese, NC Bomb Shelter Explosion, May 1972

OLD BOMB SHELTER EXPLODES, 5 KILLED.  read more »

Green Knob Mountain, NC Bomber Crash, June 1944

TEN ARE KILLED IN PLANE CRASH NEAR ASHEVILLE.  read more »

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