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National Geographic : 1964 Jul
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Cape Hatteras... Conservation saved it for you. See it on your way to the New York World's Fair. There may be pirate gold buried on these wild and lonely North Carolina beaches. Certainly, ships with costly cargoes were wrecked there. But to most men, the wild shifting dunes, the foaming breakers, the haunting loveliness of sea and sand are treasures enough. A dedicated group of North Carolina citi zens thought such treasures should belong to the entire nation. A newspaper editor campaigned to preserve them. Members of such groups as the Audubon Society and Izaak Walton League joined in. But, there was no money for land purchase. So public-spirited citizens raised it them selves. They got substantial help from pri vate foundations. And the state of North Carolina appropriated matching funds. Today, more than seventy miles of this primitive region is your Cape Hatteras National Seashore. You and every other American own it, as you should. For along this windswept beach, among these wind-carved dunes, you can find satisfaction no crowded street can offer, a spiritual regrowth that renews and strengthens your ties with Nature and with mankind. Through conservation, this wild beauty will remain to give your great grandchildren satisfaction when they, too, make their rendezvous with the land. Cape Hatteras must not be the last of America's scenic glories to be so preserved. We need more natural areas set aside, so that all Americans, for all time, can keep the look of far horizons in their eyes. Such conservation helps everybody. It needs everybody's help. Free tour service: If you are driving to the New York World's Fair, let Sinclair help plan your trip to in clude visits to Cape Hatteras or other National Parks. Write Tour Bureau, Sinclair Oil Building, 600 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10020. A GREAT NAME IN OIL
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