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Men make Civil War-era discovery in waters near Oriental

Civil War Explosive

Credit: New Bern Sun Journal


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ORIENTAL, N.C. - Two men made an incredible find off the North Carolina coast this week.

The pair discovered a Civil War-era explosive Wednesday in the water near Oriental.

The device was about the size of a soft-drink bottle and weighed about five pounds.

It was handed over to a military bomb squad from Cherry Point.

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