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37701
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Zacharias’ definition of Hatteras Island: not just a barrier between the ocean and mainland; vulnerable to hurricanes and shipwrecks; Blackbeard’s visitation; site for Ocracoke Lighthouse. Island is also defined as a land rich with history. Hatteras’ place in state history was set during its days as Pilot Town, when residents navigated ships through Pamlico Sound’s shoals. Hatteras’ place in personal history can be seen in families such as Ballance and Howard, whose graveyards and ghost stories attesting lives going back as far as ten generations.
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Ocracoke ; Ocracoke Lighthouse; Springer's Point--Blackbeard; Ocracoke--Cemeteries; Ponies--Outer Banks; Fort Ocracoke (Beacon Island, Ocracoke Inlet); Ballance family--Hatteras Island; Howard family--Hatteras Island; O'Neal family--Hatteras Island; Scarborough family--Hatteras Island ; Blackbeard, d. 1718
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NC’s plays about the Lost Colony of Roanoke, Blackbeard, Tom Dooley, Daniel Boone, and Andrew Jackson may come as no surprise. This state was a home for the famous pirate and Elizabethan era English settlers, the subject of the popular song, battle site for this Revolutionary War freedom fighter, and settlement that included Jackson’s parents. Plays about NC’s perhaps lesser known ways of involvement in the Revolutionary War included Fight for Freedom, about the first Declaration of Independence document; The Liberty Cart, about the Battle of Moore’s Creek. As for contributions from religious groups, there was Sound of Peace, about a Quaker settlement in Snow Camp. From this Day Forward traced the life of the Walden family, whose descendants and bakeries still exist in Valdese.
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23503
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A family tradition concerning an encounter with Blackbeard was told by Wilbur C. Ormond of Charlotte, NC. Ormond is a descendant of a Mr. Laughinghouse, who supposedly was visited by Blackbeard and drew swords with him. An excellent swordsman, Laughinghouse was asked to join Blackbeard's crew. Mr. Laughinghouse politely refused, saying that he intended to live in Bath and start his family there.
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35668
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According to his family, an ancestor of the author had a run-in with the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Apparently the two men showed off their skills with swordplay, and parted ways amicably.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Aug 1974,
p109-111
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10167
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Kevin Duffus, author, researcher, and filmmaker, discusses his latest book, The Last Days of Black Beard the Pirate.
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Blackbeard had many names, and there is a mystery about his origins but there is a consensus that he was a bully.
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38119
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From the mystique built up around Blackbeard the past three centuries, the scant details that can be defined as truth have been coated with generous layers of fiction. Defining his life and death as more a series of questions than statements are speculations such as the location of his treasure and real name. Counted as closer to the truth by historical interpreters and members of the North Carolina Historical Society are Blackbeard’s ties with Bath and Colonial administrative officials. Contributing also to truth’s pursuit are the Blackbeard Jamboree. This festival includes activities such as seafaring and tavern songs and camps that reflect 17th and 18th-century maritime lifeways.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 4, August/September 2018,
p34-37
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5896
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Riddle discusses the ongoing archaeological research that seeks to determine if the wreckage found in Beaufort Inlet is Blackbeard's legendary ship Queen Anne's Revenge.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 67 Issue 7, July 2003,
p2-9, il
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35958
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Blackbeard’s enduring legend, well known in Beaufort, was anchored in other Eastern North Carolina towns. Connections sunk deeply in New Bern included a house, as well as anchor and manacles reportedly from a ship sunk not far from his house. As for intangible connections, there slave-owning stories possibly validated by the discovered manacles and anchor.
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Edward Teach, affectionately known as Blackbeard, was a frequent visitor to the coast of North Carolina.
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Blackbeard the pirate was the terror of the coast during the early 18th-century. He was killed near Ocracoke in 1718. A shipwreck found off Beaufort Inlet on November 21, 1996, is thought to be his flagship QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE.
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A shipwreck found off Beaufort on November 21, 1996, tantalizes researchers with the possibility that it could be Blackbeard's flagship, the QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE. Many of the more than 350 items brought to the surface are from Blackbeard's era, giving support for the theory, but definitive evidence has yet to be found.
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23357
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Blackbeard had many connections in eastern North Carolina and supposedly had houses near Bath, Beaufort, Ocracoke Island, and Holiday's Island, as well as a lookout near Grimesland.
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23379
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Blackbeard has many connections with eastern North Carolina. He supposedly had houses near Bath, Beaufort, Ocracoke Island, and Holiday’s Island, as well as a lookout near Grimesland. According to Capt. Charles Johnson, the author of “A General Historie of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates,” Blackbeard’s name was Edward Teach and he was born in Bristol, England. He sailed with Capt. Benjamin Hornigold in 1717 until he was given his on ship, the La Concorde, which he renamed “Queen Anne’s Revenge.” Blackbeard later teamed up with the gentleman pirate, Stede Bonnet. They blockaded Charleston, SC in May 1718 for medical supplies. The Queen Anne’s Revenge ran aground while headed towards Beaufort, NC. Blackbeard and his crew accepted the Royal pardon for piracy, but continued to take ships. Governor Alexander Spotswood of Virginia offered a 100 pound reward for the capture of Blackbeard, dead or alive in November 1718. Blackbeard was captured and killed by Lt. Robert Maynard in November 1718.
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Edward Teach’s story is reflected in his dwellings and dealings in towns such as Beaufort and Bath. Blackbeard’s legend can be explained in exploits before and after his capture in 1718.
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