Record #:

35944

Author(s):

Hooper, Grandy

Abstract:

This interview revealed what Hatteras Island was like when it was what Luther Hooper Sr. called a hunter’s paradise. For him, what made Hatteras Island paradisiacal for hunters were the abundance of hunting lodges and parties, adventures in reef hunting and skiff sailing.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 1 Issue 3, Spring 1974, p57-59

Subject(s):

Hatteras Island--History; Geese, Carolina Snow; Geese--Outer Banks; Hunting lodges; Hunting--North Carolina, Coastal; Dare County--History; Dare County--Description and travel; Hunting lodges--Core Sound--History

Record #:

35957

Author(s):

Hooper, Grandy

Abstract:

Remnants of a famous—and infamous—pirate’s legend were in a familial connection (one of Blackbeard’s wives, a native); his naming of Ocracoke; his death, when he reportedly sailed around the ship seven times after his beheading. Other remnants of the importance of ships were shipwrecks, such as the Carroll A. Derring. As for the origins for other town names, noted were Kill Devil Hills and Chicamacomico, both inspired by the original inhabitants.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 2 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1975, p34-38

Subject(s):

Blackbeard, d. 1718; Shipwrecks; Ocracoke Island--Description and travel; Ocracoke Island--History; Kill Devil Hills--Description and travel; Diamond Shoals--History; World War I; Lightships; Schooners; Cape Hatteras--History; Frisco Native American Museum (Frisco)