History is often recorded in books, in the writings of great figures of the past and present and manuscripts in dusty libraries. But it is also told in the artifacts of the people who lived through those times, in the everyday trinkets, machines and constructs that were a part of …
Carroll A. Deering Shipwreck – The Mystery That Endures There is nothing left of the Carroll A. Deering now. After the 5-masted schooner ran aground at Diamond Shoals on January 31, 1921 the Coast Guard, after examine the wreck, towed and dynamited it, concerned about a threat to shipping. But …
The Lost Colony: What We’ve Learned, What We Still Don’t Know As we approach the 81st year of the outdoor drama “The Lost Colony,” it seems like a good time to reflect back on the mystery of Sir Walter Raleigh’s ill-fated attempt at a colony. Written in 1937, Paul Green’s …
Shipwreck Mystery Solved – Taking the form of mystery novel, a team of marine scientists at the Coastal Studies Institute on Roanoke Island appear to have solved the riddle of the Pappy’s Lane shipwreck in the waters off Rodanthe on the Southern Outer Banks. The site is marked by a …
Jim Bunch – Master Story Teller, and his book “U-Boats Off the Outer Banks” Author Jim Bunch is sitting in his living room surrounded by the artifacts of his life. Since the 1950’s, he’s been diving the waters off the Outer Banks, and over that time time he’s come across …
With a rich and often times stronger history, the Outer Banks has had its share of mysterious happenings and unexplained phenomenon, on both land and sea. We thought a small sampling of some of the unexplained lore that have become a part of local “history” would be interesting to share …
Moor Shore Road in Kitty Hawk is perhaps a half mile long at the most. A pretty road, it begins at its north end at Kitty Hawk Road, passes some of the original properties of the town, and parallels Kitty Hawk Bay, ending at its south end at Beacon Drive. …
Before the first European set foot in North America, Currituck Sound was already renowned as a hunter’s paradise. The many islands that dot the waters and lush vegetation growing beneath the surface of the water created a perfect rest stop for migratory waterfowl. There is ample evidence pointing to how …
The Secret Life of Boundary Markers At the northernmost point of Carova, against the fence that marks the southern boundary of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, there is a concrete obelisk with a date of 1728 along with a list of names. The marker is the first survey point of …
Edmund Ruffin was a walking contradiction. Ruffin was a wealthy Virginia plantation and slaveowner, and an outspoken and uncompromising proponent of states rights. When he learned of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Courthouse ending the Civil War, he committed suicide rather than live under the rule of the federal government. He …
