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15165
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Legend says that Captain John Popcastle, a pirate wanted by the British, still lurked along the banks of Brien Creek every two hundred years. He returns to his tavern along the creek banks in Craven County to search for his lost treasure. Popcastle purchased the property in 1735 and proceeded to open Popcastle Inn, an inn, tavern, and gambling destination. A young, distressed woman arrived at his doorstep one day and the captain became instantly enamored. He offered her everything, including his name, but in return all she brought were the King's men, for she was a British Spy that turned him over to the King.
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15400
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Anne Bonney was North Carolina's most notorious woman - a woman pirate as merciless and murderous as any pirate who roamed the high seas in the days of piracy. Captured by the English and sentenced to hang, she was reprieved from time to time, until she was eventually pardoned.
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16691
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There was a time in North Carolina's history when pirates were a persistent and unwelcome presence along the coastal waterways. Perhaps one of the most infamous pirates, was Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard.
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21954
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This article discusses the Golden Age of Piracy in the New World, with emphasis placed upon the exploits of Black Beard and Steed Bonnett along the coast of North Carolina.
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29375
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North Carolina’s coastal region, with its multiplicity of small islands, inlets and coves, offered hiding places for pirates. These areas also gave pirates access to isolated coastal towns, major sea routes and commercial shipping. The legends of pirates, such as Blackbeard, live on in North Carolina, and today, they are depicted in outdoor dramas and plays.
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30986
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Widely considered the most feared of pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy (1660s to 1720s), Black Beard’s supposed adventures and behavior have thrilled people, but many of the stories are exaggerated or wrong. Kevin Duffus, a journalist in Raleigh, researched and published a book that examines and sets straight the legends associated with Black Beard. Duffus reveals details of Black Beard’s life in North Carolina, and what actually happened during his final six months as a pirate.
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35156
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Two stories centering on Edward Teach, or Blackbeard’s, time in North Carolina. One is about his time in Bath, and the other is the legend of him burying a chest of money.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 1, July 1958,
p21-22
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35509
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More than the end of a man’s life happened on November 22, 1718, according to the author. With the death of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, the golden age of piracy in the New World effectively came to an end. Highlighted in this chronicle were people who played an instrumental role, notably Governor Spotswood of Virginia, and the events from June through November that led to the end for this famous pirate.
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35799
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Blackbeard’s infamous reputation, gained from his pirate pursuits on the high seas, had preceded his arrival on land. At a town whose name has become intertwined with his, the shadow lengthened; a man’s name was added to his litany of victims.
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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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37765
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A compendium of Pirates associated with North Carolina.
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37811
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A compendium of Pirates associated with North Carolina.
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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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38120
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Pirates found a profitable place in Eastern North Carolina because of shoals creating treacherous sailing conditions and inlets providing multiple traveling routes. Pirates also found a welcoming living environment due to the citizenry’s relatively relaxed attitudes about their lifestyle and authorities condoning activities like smuggling and wrecking. Additional proof the presence of pirates was not confined to Blackbeard were profiles of Stede Bonnet, Calico Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Edward Low, George Lowther, and Richard Worley.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 4, August/September 2018,
p39-41
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38942
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Tobias Knight, was a Councilman, Council secretary, Justice and Collector of Customs for Currituck County, NC. Edward Teach, the Pirate, had been granted may favors by Governor Charles Eden and Tobias Knight as Secretary/Collector and Knight had private correspondence with Teach about concealing robberies committed in NC waters. Knight had received a large portion of the cargo of a French ship that Teach had robbed and had it hidden at Knight’s home at Knight’s Point on Knotts Island, NC. After the death of Teach, Knight was charged as an accessory to piracy, but got off with the help of Eden. Knight and Eden were then charged with collusion with pirates, but Knight died before the investigation finished.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 25 Issue No. 4, October 2016,
p108-109
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