Dunbar Davis
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Dunbar John Davis (June 30, 1843 – March 30, 1923) was a Keeper in the
Sea Islands Hurricane
In August of 1893, the
Davis, who was the Keeper of the Oak Island Station, set off with his few crewmen. Entering the storm and the dangerous waters of the Graveyard of the Atlantic, he and his crew rescued all crewmembers aboard the four ships: Three Sisters, Kate Giffor, Wustrow, and Enchantress.[1]
Later life and death
After the hurricane, Davis lived on another 30 years. Davis died in 1923. He is buried at the Old Morse Cemetery in Southport. There, a row of granite tombstones marks the births and deaths of most of the Davis family. The tallest tombstone, however, is that of Dunbar Davis.
In Media
Music featuring Dunbar Davis:
- The band Scearce & Ketner made a song about his famous 1893 rescue called "The Long Day of Dunbar Davis".
Numerous books tell of the many rescues Davis had over his career. Notable books that feature stories of Dunbar Davis:
- Bald Head: A History of Smith Island and Cape Fear
- "A Day in the Life of Dunbar Davis" from Graveyard of the Atlantic
References
- ^ Brown, Aycock. "Dunbar Davis Did His Duty." The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29, Issue 10 (October 1961): p. 9.