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The typewriter found aboard a sunken ship off the Outer Banks was wired to an Enigma, a machine used by Nazi Germany to cipher messages during WWII. Now, the typewriter is being painstakingly restored at the NC Maritime Museum after decades on the sea floor.

Fred the horse was a part of the New Bern Fire Department for 17 years. The well-trained horse became known for its ability to navigate the city almost entirely on its own.

After a Norwegian ship carrying bananas ran aground at Hatteras, residents there grew sick of eating them.

When you think of surfing, you probably think of Hawaii or California, but surfing has been popular in North Carolina since before all those '60s beach films.

Housed in a former federal courthouse and post office, the Imagination Station in downtown Wilson features some odd architectural choices — like a completely enclosed catwalk that only the postmaster could access.

Rubber rattles are among the cargo lost on a voyage from New York to Texas.

A century long rivalry between Union and Confederate affiliated volunteer fire departments.

With gnawed stems and charred bowls, these centuries-old tobacco pipes still show signs of use.

Hog oilers were once a popular farm tool used by hogs to provide relief from insects and skin irritation.

With life cars, the U.S. Lifesaving Service could bring more people in from shipwrecks compared to previous methods.