Maple Leaf - Maple, NC - Civil War Discovery Trail Sites on Waymarking.com

Currituck County played a vital role in a prisoner-of-war escape in 1863. At 1:30 PM on June 10, the troop-transport steamer "Maple Leaf" sailed from Fort Monroe, VA for Fort Delaware, carrying 97 captured Confederate officers bound for the prisoner-of-war camp at Johnson's Island in Ohio. Two hours later, the prisoners overpowered the twelve-man guard and took over the ship, then escaped in small boats south of Cape Henry. The nearby community of Maple is named for the ship.

Type of site: Other Address: 3452 Caratoke Hwy Maple, NC United States 27956 Admission Charged: No Charge Driving Directions: It is located in front of the Maple Post office at the corner of NC Highway 168 and Maple Road. Phone Number: Not listed Website: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   02/16/2014 DukeRoom visited it