Outer Banks Firsts
Over the years—the many years— that Outer Banks has been a place of numerous firsts. We thought it would…
Category: The History Of The Outer Banks
The Outer Banks has a rich history. From the birth of aviation to the hosting of pirate gatherings, the Outer Banks has always been an incredible place.
Join us, as we delve into all that the Outer Banks has been, and all that you can explore during your stay.
Traditional Songs of the Outer Banks
We don’t think of the Outer Banks as a remote place. Admittedly part of its charm is that there…
Outer Banks WWII Radar Stations
It can be difficult trying to find information about what really happened on the Outer Banks in WWII. It’s…
The Sinking of the City of Atlanta
World War II was a terrifying time along the Outer Banks in 1942. A narrow predictable shipping lane along…
Joachim Gans – The First Scientific Lab in the Americas
Joachim Gans is not a well-known name. Maybe that will change because a highway marker was just dedicated to…
The Sinking of the Kentucky-Something New from Something Old
When the steamship Kentucky was launched she was one of the last of a dying breed of ships, yet…
Billy Mitchell and the Outer Banks
Two US battleships, the USS New Jersey and the USS Virginia, rest 300’ beneath the waters of the Atlantic….
Outer Banks Shipwreck seen from land – Oriental aka “The Boiler”
We may never know what caused the Oriental to run aground in May of 1862. The Delaware County (PA)…
Raleigh’s Historie of the World on the Outer Banks
There is at the Outer Banks History Center at Roanoke Island Festival Park, a most remarkable book. The book…
The Miracle of the Mirlo Rescue
When a German torpedo struck the British Tanker Mirlo in the afternoon of August 16, 1918 off the coast…