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29956
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For easy-to-handle and stable boats for oystering, North Carolinians 1880s chose the sharpie. From the 1880s to the 1930s, sharpies provided oystermen with high decks and rounded sterns to maneuver in the reefs and sounds.
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36017
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She was designed as a Bicentennial project, bearing a brand of authenticity in its fifteen stars and stripes flag. However, this sailing vessel still may have been a point of pride, since clipper ships had played an important role in America the past two centuries, notably during the war of 1812.
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29923
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Along the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, hundreds of shipwrecks lie on the beaches and underwater. Although some will never be uncovered, others are popular tourist and dive destinations like the DIAMOND SHOALS LIGHTSHIP and the USS MONITOR.
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29924
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Beach fishing on Hatteras Island has been a long tradition. Early in the morning, men shove off the beach with motor-powered dorys and use bunt nets to pocket up fish.
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29925
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Formed in 1957, the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club originally had 16 members. Now over 350 people receive monthly information and participate in invitational tournaments every spring.
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29926
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Loran O'Neal, Jr. has been gill-netting since he was fifteen years old. Today he drops the nets off the bow of a 19 foot boat and moves in and out of shallow waters depending on the season. With that, he catches trout, croakers, and crab.
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29927
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Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, the Outer Banks windmill was reconstructed by Lyanne Westcott using the help of and English millwright. The windmill, a new landmark, harkens back to the mills used on the Outer Banks in the 1700-1800s to grind grain.
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29928
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The United Methodist Church at Kinnakeet began with a dream and bushels of oysters. Villagers found the area around Cape Channel in the Pamlico Sound to be abundant with oysters. After years of selling and saving, resources were pooled and lumber was bought to build a church. The church was rebuilt in 1962 after a hurricane swept through the coast .
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29929
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Considered one of the best spots for surfing on the east coast, Cape Hatteras is known for its ocean swells and strong storms. The closeness of the continental shelf and shipwrecks build up bars that create the perfect place for large crashing waves.
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29930
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The Green Island Clubhouse, located south of Hatteras Island, was a haven for fishing and hunting activities. But in 1933, a hurricane hit the Island, washing away the kitchens, knocking down the ceilings and chimneys, and emptying the cisterns.
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29931
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For about twelve years, the Pirate's Jamboree was held at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse each year in the spring. Hosting the 'World's Largest Fish Fry' brought in thousands of people, as they watched dory and beach buggy races. Unfortunately, by 1965 businesses stopped supporting the jamboree due to the messes left behind by tourists.
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36014
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Of personal interest to the author were also items of historical interest. Up close and personal was the view that he offered of sunken ships, as well as the marine life that lived around them. As visual illustration was a map locating the wrecked watercrafts, which included a German submarine. Accompanying the map was a brief description of each: an old boiler, LST#741, Richmond, Kyzickes, Zane Gray, U-85, and York.
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Shipwrecks--Outer Banks; Submarines (Ships); Oregon Inlet--History; Marine fauna; Marine science; Liberty ships; Corolla; Duck (N.C.); Kitty Hawk; Kill Devil Hills--Description and travel; Hatteras Inlet--History; Nags Head--History; Manteo; Wanchese; Rodanthe--Social life and customs; Hatteras Island--History; Ocracoke Island--Description and travel; Ocracoke--History; Portsmouth Island--History; Ocracoke Inlet--History
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36015
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Between the Coast Guard, naval yard, and commercial fisheries work of many kinds, Mr. Robert Watson Gray had gained almost a lifetime of maritime experience. After retirement, with much of his days taken up by fishing, he showed how the lure of the open sea still reeled him in.
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36016
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It was a lost art to America in general, perhaps. In Hatteras Island, Mrs. Brittie Burrus proved interest in quilting could be found in girls who were part of the Methodist Church’s Day Circle.
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Construction of the first Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was authorized by Congress in 1794. Price recounts the history of the lighthouse from its construction in 1803 until it was demolished in 1867 in order to build a taller one. A number of problems connected with the structure are listed. The main problem was finding a builder for the job. Later problems included illnesses of the contractor and his crew, poor oil quality, and erosion of the lighthouse base.
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