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1.The Abandoned Communities of Shackleford Banks by Hart, Kathy Coastwatch Vol. 11 Issue 2, Feb 1984
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The Cape, Diamond City, Sam Windsor's Lump, Wade's Shore, Whale Creek, Mullet Pond, and Guthrie's Hammock--names of communities that ring with the sound of fiction. But these were once real villages along the shores of Shackleford Banks, whose earliest settlers were drawn to the area for whaling and fishing.
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28678
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Carolyn Mason was instrumental in protecting the wild Shackleford Banks horses. Mason helped lead and organize a campaign to protect the free range horses in 1995. The details of her campaign and its effect on the local horse population are detailed.
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36020
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Described were three ways how the “oldest horse in North America” arrived on Outer Banks, all taking place during Elizabeth I’s reign. The population on Shackleford Banks and Currituck, low because of laws passed since the 1930s, could be considered valuable because of their demand. As for their value to the residents, called Bankers, that couldn’t be measured monetarily.
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37612
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The celebrated wild ponies of the Outer Banks are descendants of the Mustangs left behind by early explorers and colonists. More recently, they run wild in places like Shackleford Banks and are resilient from a diet of sea oats and marsh grass. Their centuries old appeal led to the Colonial Spanish Mustang becoming the official state horse in 2010.
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43221
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Prior to the 20th Century, Diamond City was a series of communities along Shackleford Banks. The inhabitants were eventually forced by storms that leeched saltwater into wells to move inland. Today, Diamond City Homecoming, celebrated every five years, recalls the heritage of those former communities.
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