The REAL Taffy
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BUXTON NATIVE CAROL DILLON (far right) was the REAL Taffy of Torpedo Junction, the central character in Nell Wise Wechter’s novel about a 13-year-old tomboy and her antics on the Outer Banks during World War II. This particular program, which is given every Wednesday, 2 p.m., June, July and August at Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site and Museum, had, among others, 17 girls in attendance who were all about the same age as Taffy in the novel. They were on an educational field trip from the Columbus Girls School in Ohio. Each girlwas delighted to buy a copy of the book and have Mrs. Dillon personalize and autograph it. This program is one of many of Chicamacomico’s Summer Porch Programs. To discover the rest, visit www.chicamacomico.net and then click on the ” Summer Programs” tab at the bottom.