Nuclear Mishap. B-52 transporting two nuclear bombs crashed, Jan. 1961. Widespread disaster averted; three crewmen died 3 mi. S.
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NC 111/222 (Main Street) at SR 1058 (Church St S), Eureka, NC
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by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources #F-70 of the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker series
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