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From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: August 6, 2006 | Copyright information

Beach residents visit sister of Norwegian Lady

During a recent trip to Scandinavia, my wife, Laura, and I had the pleasure of visiting the city of Moss, Norway.

For many Virginia Beach residents the name Moss should sound a little familiar. For all those qwho have walked by the statue of the Norwegian Lady on the Boardwalk at 25th Street, Moss happens to be the hometown of the ill-fated barque Dictator, which sank just off Virginia Beach in 1891.

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