Moor Shore Road—A Piece of Outer Banks History
Moor Shore Road in Kitty Hawk is perhaps a half mile long at the most. A pretty road, it begins …
Category: Outer Banks History
A Brief History of the Hunt Clubs of the Outer Banks
Before the first European set foot in North America, Currituck Sound was already renowned as a hunter’s paradise. The many …
NC – VA Boundary Marker Secrets
The Secret Life of Boundary Markers At the northernmost point of Carova, against the fence that marks the southern boundary …
Who Is Edmund Ruffin, and What Does He Have to do with the Outer Banks?
Edmund Ruffin was a walking contradiction. Ruffin was a wealthy Virginia plantation and slaveowner, and an outspoken and uncompromising proponent …
Old Christmas on the Outer Banks
Even though the Tri-Villages of Hatteras Island, Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo are the first towns on the road to Hatteras, …
Outer Banks Graveyards
With modern vacation homes lining the shoreline and the beauty of near perfect vacation getaway, the Outer Banks almost seems …
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
When the Bodie Island Lighthouse was completed in 1871 there was only one stretch of the eastern US coastline that …
Outer Banks Shipwrecks in 1877 & 1878
The winter of 1877-1878 was one of the most tragic there ever was on the Outer Banks. Two ships ran …
The Nags Head Casino
On July 12, 1958, Louis Armstrong (Satchmo), arrived on the Outer Banks, and Ras Wescott’s Nags Head Casino was packed! …
WWII on the Outer Banks
The history of the Outer Banks is remarkable, and at times it has been tragic. No more so than activities …