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The Stovepipe Hat Shipwreck Legend

The Stovepipe Hat Shipwreck LegendThe story of the Steamer Flambeau centers around an intriguing shipwreck that allegedly took place in March 1867 near Rodanthe, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. According to local legend, the ship was transporting 10,000 beaver stovepipe hats—made popular by President Abraham Lincoln—when it wrecked, and the hats were washed

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