Record #:

35133

Author(s):

Cooper, Elizabeth Scott

Abstract:

The author composed this ballad about how the island of Ocracoke got its name from legends told to her as she was en route to the island, having to do with the infamous pirate Blackbeard.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Dec 1956, p19-21

Subject(s):

Names, Geographical; Names, Geographical--North Carolina; Folk music; Ocracoke Island--History; Blackbeard, d. 1718