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When the Pirates Muscled In

Record #:
13395
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Abstract:
The story of piracy in North Carolina dates back to 1586 when Francis Drake visited Raleigh's Roanoke Island Colony. North Carolina was the last great stronghold in the age of piracy, and there have been many that have practiced it on the shores of North Carolina.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 20 , Oct 1953, p1-2, 24, il