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6067
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Diamond City, which had a population of several hundred people, once filled the land between Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the point of Core Banks Island. All that remains are a few family graveyards. Dean discusses the city and the whaling industry that flourished there for 150 years, ending in 1909.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 46 Issue 3, Mar 1982,
punnumbered, il
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9112
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By 1700, ships from the New England Whaling Fleet took advantage of beached whales along North Carolina's coast, using the carcasses to make oil. By 1885, a town of over 500 people lived in Lookout Woods, later called Diamond City, chiefly to whale live specimens. Most of the whales killed were Right Whales, yielding an average of 200 barrels of oil each. Due to a decreased number of whales swimming off the coast, whaling in North Carolina ended around 1899.
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19086
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Like the legendary Atlantis, the defunct 19th-century community of Diamond City grips the imagination as it all but disappeared. Just east of Cape Lookout, Diamond City was once a substantial settlement with a maritime forest and fishing and whaling communities. However, a series of storms left the community worse for wear and little remains of the settlement today.
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34703
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Diamond City, North Carolina, was once home to fifty families who were actively engaged with homesteading and fishing. Additional income was found when ships and their cargoes washed ashore; many materials were incorporated into house construction. While access to resources made life difficult, it was the 1899 hurricane which brought an end to the small community. The storm hit the coast and many families decided to return to the mainland. Some even brought their homes with them across the sound.
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40413
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse’s original keepers helped preserve sailors and their vessels. Modern day Keeper’s Quarters docents help preserve an important piece of Carteret County history alive.
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse--History; Cape Lookout Lighthouse; Cape Lookout National Seashore ; Shackleford Banks--Wild Ponies; Carteret County--Social life and customs; Cape Lookout Lighthouse--Keepers Quarters--docents; Harkers Island; Davis--town--Carteret County; Atlantic--town--Carteret County; Volunteers-In-Parks Program--Cape Lookout ; Diamond City--History; Cape Lookout Coast Guard Station
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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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44439
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"Once, hardy islanders made a life on the shores of Shackleford Banks--until a series of storms forced them to leave, Every five years, their descendants return to the site of Diamond City to remember." John Shackleford acquired the stretch of barrier island in the late 1700s. Formerly known as Lookout Woods, Diamond City was the largest community on the island.
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