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Loran O'Neal, Jr. has been gill-netting since he was fifteen years old. Today he drops the nets off the bow of a 19 foot boat and moves in and out of shallow waters depending on the season. With that, he catches trout, croakers, and crab.
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29927
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Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, the Outer Banks windmill was reconstructed by Lyanne Westcott using the help of and English millwright. The windmill, a new landmark, harkens back to the mills used on the Outer Banks in the 1700-1800s to grind grain.
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29928
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The United Methodist Church at Kinnakeet began with a dream and bushels of oysters. Villagers found the area around Cape Channel in the Pamlico Sound to be abundant with oysters. After years of selling and saving, resources were pooled and lumber was bought to build a church. The church was rebuilt in 1962 after a hurricane swept through the coast .
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29929
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Considered one of the best spots for surfing on the east coast, Cape Hatteras is known for its ocean swells and strong storms. The closeness of the continental shelf and shipwrecks build up bars that create the perfect place for large crashing waves.
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The Green Island Clubhouse, located south of Hatteras Island, was a haven for fishing and hunting activities. But in 1933, a hurricane hit the Island, washing away the kitchens, knocking down the ceilings and chimneys, and emptying the cisterns.
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For about twelve years, the Pirate's Jamboree was held at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse each year in the spring. Hosting the 'World's Largest Fish Fry' brought in thousands of people, as they watched dory and beach buggy races. Unfortunately, by 1965 businesses stopped supporting the jamboree due to the messes left behind by tourists.
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29932
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The last spritsail skiff on the Outer Banks was built in 1931 by Bill Quidley and sold to Vetter Willams for $35.00. The boat was used for fishing and transportation before it was sold to Loran O'Neal who modified the boat as a pleasure craft.
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29933
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Once used for fishing and as a main mode of transportation on the Outer Banks, the spritsail skiff could hold up to two to three hundred pounds of fish in one run. Although once prominent, the spritsail skiffs have gone out of style with the introduction of powered boats.
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George O'Neal, Jr. is working to save a collection of 21 ship models made by his father, George O'Neal, Sr. The collection, which includes models of historic and modern sailing vessels from barkentines to schooners, provide examines of vessels that sailed the North Carolina coast.
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29935
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In the early days, sailing vessels were used to transport goods from the mainland to the villages on the Outer Banks. Using two-masted vessels, crew would sail to Elizabeth City for food, supplies, building materials, and coal.
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29954
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With the advantage of shallow draft and sea worthiness of a deep hulled boat, the North Carolina shad boat is of simple construction and provides a practical design for fishing.
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29955
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The National Park Service is trying to buy time for the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse until a decision is made about what to do concerning erosion. A temporary measure has been to install sheet pile to resist water, but an alternative involves moving the lighthouse approximately 2400 feet back from the shoreline.
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29956
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For easy-to-handle and stable boats for oystering, North Carolinians 1880s chose the sharpie. From the 1880s to the 1930s, sharpies provided oystermen with high decks and rounded sterns to maneuver in the reefs and sounds.
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29966
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Thought to be the oldest ponies in North America, the horses on the Outer Banks may have come from Spanish settlers and English traders. There are three major herds left to see on Shackleford Banks, Currituck, and Hatteras.
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29968
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Waterfowl need nesting habitat to reproduce, resting and feeding area, and wintering range. To assure this happens and the populations remain substantial, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service use a computer system to develop the bird banding program. Each year a percentage of is determined for the daily bag limit for hunters, ensuring that species have years in which the populations can rebuilt.
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