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40684
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Ocracoke’s cultural traditions are worth keeping alive, as the author proved in her description of one of its community symbols. She also illustrated this through James Barrie Gaskill, whose life reflected the Outer Banks’ identity, unique to the rest of the state.
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Fish houses--Outer Banks; Gaskill, James Barrie, 1943-2017; Outer Banks; Outer Banks--Culture; Outer Banks--Description and travel; Ocracoke Fishermen; Ocracoke Island--Social life and customs; Ocracoke Island--History; Ocracoke--People; Linguistic studies--Ocracoke; Maritime culture; Fishing villages; Ocracoke Working Waterman's Association ; Wanchese Fish Company
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29979
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Built in 1896, the Avon Fish House was located on stilts in the sound. Fish received at the Avon Fish House was sold to Globe Fish Company in New York, and the fish house was handed down from generation to next, located later in the Avon Harbor.
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29895
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From the 1930s, George Gray's family has run the oldest fish house in Avon. In the early years of the fishing industry, fishing was steady and so was the price, and Mr. Gray's family sold to numerous fish companies over the years. But now, fishing goes up and down, and the prices changes rapidly, especially for seasonal fish like crabs.
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