08/04/2026
π Thereβs a reason the Outer Banks are called the Graveyard of the Atlantic. More than 2,000 ships have been lost off these shores, and this wreck has quite a story.
For decades, it was believed to be the Pocahontas, but historians have since identified it as the SS Richmond, a former Confederate blockade runner. In 1866, a faulty compass caused the ship to drift off course, sending her onto the dangerous shoals off Salvo, where she was lost.
β Today, you can still see part of the paddle-wheel machinery rising from the surf about 75 yards offshore near Sand Street in Salvo.
πStaying at ? Walk about one mile south along the beach to experience this incredible piece of Outer Banks history.
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