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    Category: The History Of The Outer Banks

    Sir Walter Raleigh Historie of the World Book

    Raleigh’s Historie of the World on the Outer Banks

    May 7, 2019
    There is at the Outer Banks History Center at Roanoke Island Festival Park, a most remarkable book. ...

    The Miracle of the Mirlo Rescue

    March 15, 2019
    When a German torpedo struck the British Tanker Mirlo in the afternoon of August 16, 1918 off the co...

    When War Raged Offshore | WWII on the Outer Banks

    March 8, 2019
    For six months, one of the most horrific battles of WWII raged along the sandy shoreline of the Oute...

    The Sinking of U576 |Outer Banks Shipwrecks

    February 13, 2019
    The Sinking of U576 For most of 1942, the horrors of WWII lived on the doorstep of the Outer Banks....
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    A Shipwreck Mystery at Nags Head

    January 24, 2019
    The shipwreck that has come to rest beside the Nags Head Town Hall is now just a skeleton, the bones...
    Historic Jarvisburg Colored School

    Historic Jarvisburg Colored School | A Unique Slice of Outer Banks History

    January 10, 2019
    It is a simple white wooden structure that stands beside the road in Jarvisburg. The sign out front ...
    Corolla Shipwreck Outer Banks

    Mystery of the Sea | The Oldest North Carolina Shipwreck

    December 20, 2018
    All photos and images courtesy of the N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources. The pile of t...

    Graveyard of the Atlantic | What’s in a name?

    December 15, 2018
    Why is it called the Graveyard of the Atlantic?  David Stick, a legendary Outer Banks author, and ...
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    Queen Elizabeth of the Outer Banks

    November 21, 2018
    Elizabeth R and the Queen The Queen seems ubiquitous on the Outer Banks. That would be Queen Eliz...
    FDR visits Outer Banks

    FDR visits the Outer Banks

    November 8, 2018
    Mid August 1937—excitement was running high on the Outer Banks. President Roosevelt was coming to ...
    Nags Head Woods Cemetery

    Nags Head Woods | A Remarkable History

    November 5, 2018
    Today, Nags Head Woods is one of the most diverse and interesting of the maritime forests that line ...
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    Oyster Wars | Pirates & The History of Oyster Harvesting on the OBX

    October 25, 2018
    The Mighty Oyster Goes to War The oyster is a remarkable creature. Capable of filtering and cleanin...