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28843
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Bob Podolak, a former cardiologist at the University of North Carolina medical school, and his wife Tina have homes in Buxton, North Carolina and Denver, Colorado. The Podolaks reflect on their experiences living in the Outer Banks and memories of the diverse local culture.
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35486
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The destruction of the Outer Banks, according to the author, can be traced back to the realty development that started during the Great Depression. The destruction of the decades can be perceived in the erosion of the beach and pollution of water. Fortunately, the observation of this yield ended on a hopeful notes. The author concluded that, what human beings have done, can be undone with a combination of cooperative government programs and love for the land.
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35613
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Among what the Outer Banks was known for, Dean added to the list its saltwater fishing areas. To guide the fishing aficionado to a quality saltwater fishing experience, the author offered tips for best inlets, lodging, times of year and day, transport modes, and attire.
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35873
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What lends the Outer Banks mystique, may obviously lie in towns not widely known such as Duck. A source of mystique not so well known was one Tar Heel natives like Nell Wise Wechter debate: the name's origins. Seeking places to sup while touring the town touting mystique included Wanchese’s Fishermen’s Wharf, Nag Head’s Dareolina, and Kill Devil Hill’s Top of the Dunes.
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36012
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Were they papers worth far more than the paper they were printed on? That question was prompted by the discovery of documents, letters, and receipts in the former wreck commissioner’s 150 year old house. A photocopied septet of documents, all over 110 years old, were available for readers to decide for themselves whether the items were trash or treasure.
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36167
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The connection between a well known area of the Outer Banks and Beaufort County's capital was created physically. For many decades, ferries like the Bessie Virginia transported good between “Little Washington” and area known for its connection to Roanoke’s lost colony. It was also created emotionally, in the bonds between people interdependent on each other for survival.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 7 Issue 4, July/Aug 2018,
p43-47
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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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42712
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Shifting sand has been a constant force on the Outer Banks for centuries. Keeping the areas' main lifeline, Highway 12 above the sand remains a complicated challenge to those who manage the road. Before paving of the route in the 1950s, automobile traffic for the barrier islands was principally on the sand.
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