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Carteret County, who's Crystal Coast has attracted visitors for centuries, is growing thanks to continued travel and tourism. Along with tourism, commercial fishing is also thriving, as well as beach recreation, and various manufacturing ventures (i.e. boat building, phosphate, fiberglass, fish meal and oil, apparel, port facilities, and others).
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In 2006, the North Carolina Maritime Museum hosted the conclusion of the Pepsi Americas’ Sail festival, in Beaufort, NC. The festival Began with a race between the world’s largest tall ships from Brazil to the Dominican Republic. Beaufort gained the right to host the celebration when local Horatio Sinbad won the previous race in 2002.
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34677
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Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) throughout Carteret County raised close to $3,000 for Country school improvements in 1927. The funds, which came from fundraisers and membership fees, were used to buy library books, maps, pianos, and Victrolas for school use. Other allocations include building repairs and school supplies.
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34739
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Carteret County consists of the “down east” Outer Banks and North Carolina mainland. Sandwiched between two bodies of water, the county runs nearly 90 miles in length. Atlantic, a town on the mainland, is the gateway to Beaufort and the remainder of the County, which stretches from Portsmouth Island south to Bogue Banks. Various towns in the county are littered along the shoreline including Otway, Davis, and Oyster Creek. Residents on the mainland grow a number of crops, including cotton, corn, soy beans, sweet potatoes, and sorghum.
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34898
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Emerald Isle in North Carolina wasn’t always a popular tourist destination or residency; only in the 1950’s would the marine forest be bought and developed by investors. With very little commercially zoned land, Emerald Isle was able to remain a small coastal town that booms with summer tourism.
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6.The Versatile Magnetism of Carteret County by Simpson, Bob New East Vol. 1 Issue 3, June/July 1973
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35567
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The attraction to the area, also known as the “Crystal Coast” or “Down East,” could be felt far and wide, extending from natives to visitors who became residents. Some of the hooks that this waterborne region could boast: pier fishing, big game fishing; charter boats. Other appealing aspects catered to land lovers. One, a thriving historical society, interests ranging from the area’s Colonial origins to association with Blackbeard. Another was the Croatan National Forest, a refuge for wildlife and hunter alike.
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35734
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Stanley suggested there was NC Coastal treasure not buried in the briny depths. Noted treasure troves on land included the newly restored boardwalk and Hampton Mariner’s Museum. There was also waterborne treasure above the waves, such as the tour boat Karen Ann and marine science laboratory where Rachel Carson penned The Sea Around Us.
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Beaufort--History; Beaufort--Description and travel; Hampton Mariner's Museum (Beaufort); Carteret County--History; Carteret County--Description and travel; Blackbeard, d. 1718; Fort Macon (Carteret County); Cape Hatteras Lighthouse; Cape Lookout--History; Marine resource centers--North Carolina, Coastal; Marine sciences--Research
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35896
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The Crystal Coast included treasures not to be found in a chest or pirate ship. Included among the troves of visit worthy towns including the stretch between Beaufort and Cedar Island known as “the Original Downeast.” Proving its value of an historic sort entailed mention of Beaufort’s colonial roots and remembrance of Fort Macon as a Civil War battle site. As for personal historic merit, cited was Pine Knoll Shore’s connection to relatives of Theodore Roosevelt.
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