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29974
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After moving to Hatteras, North Carolina, Mike Perrotty has found that red drum fishing on the Outer Banks is the best sense of thrill and accomplishment.
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29977
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Anchored off Cape Hatteras, the Lightship No. 17 was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1918. After a succession of torpedoes the lightship was left to settle and sink, while the U-boat gave chase to tankers. The present Diamond Shoals Lightship was placed in 1920.
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29978
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When the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was in danger from encroaching erosion, Mr. Bill Garret and his 'Seascape' stepped in to help. An artificial seaweed made from plastic, Seascape was built up into a reef along the shore of the lighthouse to dissipate erosion. The units of Seascape have so far been successful and an order has been made to add more offshore.
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29979
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Built in 1896, the Avon Fish House was located on stilts in the sound. Fish received at the Avon Fish House was sold to Globe Fish Company in New York, and the fish house was handed down from generation to next, located later in the Avon Harbor.
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29980
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Wetlands in North Carolina are being ruined by factories, refineries, and encroaching wood production. But given the value of wetlands to provide natural pollution control, as well as outdoor recreation activities, the Carolina Wetland Project of the National Wildlife Federation is bringing attention to the cause and working to save them.
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29981
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Before 1960, fires on the Hatteras Island were attended to by concerned villagers who would save what they could. But the people realized that there needed to be something else they could do. With the help of some regional fire chiefs and money raised by the community, a fire house and engine were finally on the Island. Now the fire department consists of 50-60 well-trained fire fighters and five pieces of fire fighting apparatus from the villages of Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras.
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29982
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Built to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first English settlers in America, the Elizabeth II is now ready to sail. The replica 16th century merchant vessel, maintained by the State of North Carolina, will sit afloat at Manteo.
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29983
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When the hurricane of 1933 came to Hatteras, the residents were battened down. Although houses were washed out and trees broken down, the villagers on the Island continued to stay put.
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29984
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The hurricane of 1944 hit Avon, North Carolina with a vengeance, washing away stores, homes, and other structures from their foundations. The short lived hurricane pushed back the sound waters with high tides, causing flooding to bust through dunes and ruin freshwater cisterns.
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29985
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When a hurricane hit Avon, North Carolina on September 14, 1944, residents of the Outer Banks were used to bygone years of inundation and erosion, and early morning preparation were being made to move furniture and goods. But the hurricane reached 150 miles an hour, rushing the ocean tides into the Pamlico Sound, cutting the dunes, and ripping possessions and homes from their owners.
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29986
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In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corp as part of the New Deal Program. In a mission to help stabilize the shoreline, many men from the southern region of the United States came to the Outer Banks to erect sand fences, create sand dunes, and plant sea oats and grass.
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29987
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In the 1920s, when the Great Depression hit the United States, people on the Outer Banks fared a bit better than most. Gardens and proximity to ocean and sound resources helped communities like Buxton and Hatteras, persevere.
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35924
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Tourists were a mixed blessing: one part welcoming, one part wary. Welcoming entailed sharing sand and surf with those sunbathing and fishing. Wariness came from some visitors leaving trash and trespass in their wake. It also came from some others bring preconceptions about the natives and assumption that city creature comforts are available.
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35925
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Good weather, necessary for tourism, the Outer Banks’ major income source. Always looming, though, was the possibility of bad weather dampening the trade. Hence, they were dependent upon good weather and vulnerable when it wasn’t: lessons natives learned early in life. Fortunately, they had the wisdom of past generations’ experience to serve as a guide.
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35926
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It was proof that fashion—albeit of the folk remedy variety--always comes back around. Among the remedies were recommendations for illnesses such as colds and croup. Others were suggestions for nail and bees sting injuries. Others were proposals for hair and oral health.
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