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40423
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Generations of Outer Bank locals can attest to the enduring impact North Carolina Inlets have on their lifeway. They have also been witness to how these watery spaces between land and sea have environmentally and ecologically impacted the development of this region.
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40684
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Ocracoke’s cultural traditions are worth keeping alive, as the author proved in her description of one of its community symbols. She also illustrated this through James Barrie Gaskill, whose life reflected the Outer Banks’ identity, unique to the rest of the state.
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Fish houses--Outer Banks; Gaskill, James Barrie, 1943-2017; Outer Banks; Outer Banks--Culture; Outer Banks--Description and travel; Ocracoke Fishermen; Ocracoke Island--Social life and customs; Ocracoke Island--History; Ocracoke--People; Linguistic studies--Ocracoke; Maritime culture; Fishing villages; Ocracoke Working Waterman's Association ; Wanchese Fish Company
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36167
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The connection between a well known area of the Outer Banks and Beaufort County's capital was created physically. For many decades, ferries like the Bessie Virginia transported good between “Little Washington” and area known for its connection to Roanoke’s lost colony. It was also created emotionally, in the bonds between people interdependent on each other for survival.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 7 Issue 4, July/Aug 2018,
p43-47
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41254
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The Outer Banks’ association with aircraft can also be attributed to David Driskill. In fact, from his ferrying of provisions, parcels, pay, and people, he became synonymous with flight for generations of locals. Acknowledgment of his two decades’ plus of service is attested in an article from another local famed figure, Aycock Brown, and a monument, erected after his death in a plane crash in 1952.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 95 Issue 3, July 2018,
p251-280
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Driskill, David, 1897-1952; Aviation--History; Aviation--North Carolina--Outer Banks; Flight; Brown, Charles Brantley Aycock, 1904-1984; Outer Banks--History; Outer Banks--Culture; Dare County Regional Airport Museum (Manteo); Wright Brothers National Memorial (Kill Devil Hills); Wright Brothers National Memorial--see also Kill Devil Hills Monument ; Outer Banks History Center (Manteo); State Archives of North Carolina ; National Park Services--David Driskill; Wahab, Stanley, 1888-1967; Stanley Wahab--see also Robert Stanley Wahab
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25107
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Citizens of the villages on the barrier islands of North Carolina have spoken a distinctive English dialect not found outside of the Outer Banks. Dr. Walt Wolfram, a professor at NC State and researcher of North Carolina dialects, describes the Outer Banks brogue and highlights the importance of documenting it for future generations.
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28843
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Bob Podolak, a former cardiologist at the University of North Carolina medical school, and his wife Tina have homes in Buxton, North Carolina and Denver, Colorado. The Podolaks reflect on their experiences living in the Outer Banks and memories of the diverse local culture.
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19496
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Hatteras native and author Tom Carlson paints a splendid picture of the people, issues, and ideas of the Outer Banks in his book \"Hatteras Blues: A Story from the Edge of America.\" During the course of the book, Carlson conveys the uniqueness of culture and character found on the Outer Banks.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. Issue 15, 2006,
p84-92, f
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36029
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Glimpses of the past were perhaps seen most clearly in this collection of photos. One was a reminder of when the ferry was the only source of transport for humans and cargo. Others were reminders of businesses long since gone out of business, as well as buildings still standing. Most the photos, though, attested the importance of waterways around the Island, whether the creek familiarly known as the “Slash,” Core Sound, or Atlantic Ocean.
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Hatteras Island--History; Hatteras Island--Social life and customs; Outer Banks--History; Outer Banks--Culture; Core Sound; Ferries--North Carolina; Methodist Church--North Carolina; Methodists--North Carolina; Oregon Inlet; Oregon Inlet--History; Channel bass--Outer Banks; Red drum; Ghost stories--Coastal; Coast defenses; Lighthouses
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36022
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A library’s archives typically contain donations of letters and documents. For Hatteras Island’s Library, a 125 year old quilt reflected what the town’s culture perceived as preservation worthy. Current creators of these quilts, in discussing the tradition of quilt-making, also proved that the “Human Library” concept is not so new.
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36024
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Maude White, whose career history included postal employee and boarding house owner, kept memories of Buxton School alive. Included in her recollections was Charlie Gray, well known for his accomplishments in the classroom and out. Also mentioned by this teacher of thirty-four years was an instructor not well known for classroom management.
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35870
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A popular vacation spot for people from both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, the Outer Banks retained a mystique. This quality, Wise claims the other area noted, the Mountains, lacks. He noted it as an irony: the Mountains have retained a claim to the past that granted it legend status.
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35873
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What lends the Outer Banks mystique, may obviously lie in towns not widely known such as Duck. A source of mystique not so well known was one Tar Heel natives like Nell Wise Wechter debate: the name's origins. Seeking places to sup while touring the town touting mystique included Wanchese’s Fishermen’s Wharf, Nag Head’s Dareolina, and Kill Devil Hill’s Top of the Dunes.
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35994
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Toys common during her great grandmother’s childhood were rag dolls for girls and carved boats for boys. These objects had the role toys typically play in any culture: to prepare children for anticipated gender roles to take on as adults. As to another cultural aspect revealed, the toys reflected a time perhaps regarded as simpler by many younger generations.
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35996
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The post office could be defined as little by size, touted as the third smallest in the United States and second smallest in operation. It could also be defined in little in relation to its location, the village of Salvo. As for its distinction of being the oldest post office on the island, its reputation could be described as larger than life.
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35997
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Moody Austin’s knowledge known was as a model boat builder and decoy carver. Knowledge collected included trips to Manteo that took a day, dirt roads, and cars as a rare sight. Those days on Hatteras Island were also part of a time when kerosene was the only light source, a schoolhouse accommodated children of all ages, and no businesses.
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