Record #:

44451

Author(s):

Mayo, Linda Gray

Abstract:

On August18, 1750, the Nuestra and six Spanish treasure ships left Havana, Cuba. three of the ships were wrecked off the North Carolina coast and the Nuestra on a shoal in Ocracoke Inlet. The story that followed is the basis of John Amrhein, Jr.'s book, "Treasure Island: The Untold Story".

Source:

High Tides—Hyde County Historical Society Journal (F 262 .H9 H53), Vol. 46 Issue 1, Spring 2025, p29-32

Subject(s):

Shipwrecks--Ocracoke Island; Lloyd, John (Pirate); Ocracoke--Pirate Activity; Bonilla, Capt. Juan Manuel

Record #:

44455

Author(s):

Mayo, Linda Gray

Abstract:

John Gray Blount engaged in many business dealings along the Atlantic Coast and the Caribbean and likewise owned numerous sailing vessels, a number having been manufactured in Hyde County.

Source:

High Tides—Hyde County Historical Society Journal (F 262 .H9 H53), Vol. 46 Issue 1, Spring 2025, p23-28

Subject(s):

Blount, John Gray, 1752-1833; Blount, John Gray, 1752-1833--Shipbuilders--Hyde County; Shipbuilders--Correspondence--Hyde County

Record #:

44454

Author(s):

Mayo, Linda Gray

Abstract:

Shipbuilding was one of the earliest industries of Hyde County, its inland creeks providing and ideal environment. Abstracted from available records is a comprehensive list of names and locations of shipyards builders and related data.

Source:

High Tides—Hyde County Historical Society Journal (F 262 .H9 H53), Vol. 46 Issue 1, Spring 2025, p8-22

Subject(s):

Shipyards--Hyde County; Shipwrights--Hyde County

Record #:

44121

Author(s):

Mayo, Linda Gray

Abstract:

The author speculates the circumstances of a deed executed in 1777 in Hyde County by Thomas Daily, a mariner.

Source:

High Tides—Hyde County Historical Society Journal (F 262 .H9 H53), Vol. 45 Issue 1, Spring 2024, p59-62

Subject(s):

Hyde County--Deeds