During the American Revolution, soldiers would claim to see mermaids at the mouth of North Carolina's Cape Fear River, now known as Mermaid Point. Perhaps not coincidentally, these sightings often occurred on nights the soldiers visited the nearby Ramsey’s Tavern. #FolkyFriday

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