Capt. Richard Etheridge was born a slave in 1842. He rose to become the leader of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station, an all-African American unit credited with saving “countless” lives ...
Under the leadership of Capt. Richard Etheridge, the Pea Island Lifesavers swam into “perilous” waters on Oct. 11, 1896. The ...
Hollywood legend Richard Burton's grave has been restored to its former glory after slipping into disrepair. Philip Jennings decided to smarten it up after reading in a newspaper how it had become ...