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36002
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High winds and tides had worn down the terrain, but human activities had played a great part in the erosion of sand dunes and beaches. Having some control over the latter spurred residents to plan ways to preserve the sandy shores of their island home. Among the efforts: prohibiting vehicles without four weight bearing wheels on beaches; increasing parking spaces to incite pedestrian beach access; and closing certain areas seasonally and year around.
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35953
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Accompaniment to the Martha Barnett Austin’s “Shipwreck! The George W. Wells” was this article, whose information about the sunken schooner was referenced from David Stick’s Graveyard of the Atlantic.
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36029
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Glimpses of the past were perhaps seen most clearly in this collection of photos. One was a reminder of when the ferry was the only source of transport for humans and cargo. Others were reminders of businesses long since gone out of business, as well as buildings still standing. Most the photos, though, attested the importance of waterways around the Island, whether the creek familiarly known as the “Slash,” Core Sound, or Atlantic Ocean.
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Hatteras Island--History; Hatteras Island--Social life and customs; Outer Banks--History; Outer Banks--Culture; Core Sound; Ferries--North Carolina; Methodist Church--North Carolina; Methodists--North Carolina; Oregon Inlet; Oregon Inlet--History; Channel bass--Outer Banks; Red drum; Ghost stories--Coastal; Coast defenses; Lighthouses
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34554
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This article draws on the written histories of the English explorers who visited Roanoke Island in 1584 and 1587 to investigate the fate of the lost colony. Hatorask, or Hatteras banks, was the home of Manteo and the Croatan which indicated to explorers that it was a potential destination for Roanoke residents. Local oral history suggests Hatteras residents are the descendants of the Croatan and English colonists.
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The North Carolina Booklet
(NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 9 Issue 4, April 1910,
p223-231
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38710
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The author discusses the project to document Hatteras Island heritage, using genealogy, history, archaeology and DNA. A large list of surnames of the families connected to Hatteras Island.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 19 Issue No. 4, October 2010,
p112
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6.Hatteras Island Reconstruction Project by Carolina Trees & Branches Vol. 20 Issue No. 3, July 2011
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38735
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The author discusses the project to document Hatteras Island heritage, using genealogy, history, archaeology and DNA.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 20 Issue No. 3, July 2011,
p80-83
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35971
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“A picture is worth a thousand words” comes to life nine-fold in these photos taken in Buxton. The time frame covered ranged from the reign of the model A to the prevalence of cars offering four-wheel drive. Scenic views were of forests, the lighthouse, and local homes. Activities mentioned for then and now noted the enduring value of family reunions and baseball.
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Changes are occurring on Hatteras Island. One tradition that is vanishing from the Hatteras waterfront, as fisherman switch to gill nets, is haul seining. Another change is the decline in boat slips for commercial fishermen. In the last twenty-five years over 100 boat slips have been lost to private developers, and commercial fishing captains are competing for the 50 slips remaining in Hatteras. Fish houses have declined from six to two recently. To help fishermen, the Dare County Commissioners are petitioning the General Assembly to give tax breaks to fishermen as they do to farmers. Green explores the history of the Hatteras community from 1846 to the present.
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Clifford Wade was born on Hatteras Island on November 14, 1882 and at present is the island's oldest resident. At the age of twelve he went to work pound net fishing and later worked in the Lightship Service. Wade describes his experiences in the Great August Storm of 1899 and watching General Billy Mitchell sink two battleships with air power off Hatteras Island in 1923.
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36021
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Its recently celebrated centennial history included the destruction of its first structure by the Hurricane of 1933. As donations and many member fundraising efforts proved, a house of God wasn’t made just from newer wood and nails, not even the original lamps and piano.
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35917
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The author suggested Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci could not have imagined what would become of the sparse strip of land standing between the Atlantic Ocean and Coastal mainland. How much has become of the Outer Banks was in its attraction power to residents and visitors, activities like sand surfing and sailing, hand gliding and sunbathing.
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36007
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With its water encroached existence, who became known later as Coast Guard was a natural need. Generations of Midgetts keeping the occupational tradition alive proved its value measured in ways deeper than the coastal waters. A collective generational expression was the Chicamacomico Historical Society's upkeep of one of the lifesaving stations. Efforts by a younger generation came from the Cape Hatteras High School Chicamacomico Lifesavers Club.
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The history of Hatteras Island has been difficult to tell, mainly due to its small populations, remote and isolated geography, and self-reliant people. However, accounts by John Lawson who traveled the area between 1707 and 1709, record a historically significant Hatteras Ind. Town. Lawson attempted to preserve the pieces of culture he encountered, as well as connect them to the loss of the Colony of Roanoke.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 91 Issue 2, April 2014,
p171-207, il, por, map, f
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37855
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John W. Rollinson, b. 1827, kept a journal of his life at Hatteras, from teaching school, piloting boats, fleeing with his family from the Union soldiers, farming, porpoise fishing, being Collector for Port of Hatteras and being a magistrate.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 10 Issue No. 3, ,
p68-71, il
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35944
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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.
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