Down Point Audio Tour Map

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Old Quawk The story of Old Quawk has been told on Ocracoke Island since at least the early nineteenth century.
Island Inn Built in 1901, the upper floor of the main section was used as the meeting room for the Odd Fellows Lodge. The lower floor was used as a schoolhouse.
Springer's Point Springer’s Point is the last maritime forest remaining in Ocracoke Village. Off its shore lies Teach's Hole, where Blackbeard's last battle took place.
Springer's Point Trail Head Springer’s Point is the last maritime forest remaining in Ocracoke Village. Off its shore lies Teach's Hole, where Blackbeard's last battle took place.
Assembly of God Church The Assembly of God Church carries on the Pentecostal tradition begun in 1938 on Ocracoke Island.
Capt Bill Thomas House In the harbor of St. Kitt’s in the Caribbean Captain Thomas spied a stately home with a wide veranda and decided to have a replica built for himself and his new bride back on Ocracoke.
Albert Styron's Store (Historic Site) One of five general stores on Ocracoke during the first half of the twentieth century, Albert Styron’s store, established in 1920, served the need of people living Down Point.
Teach's Hole / Blackbeard In November of 1718, the governor of Virginia sent Robert Maynard of the British Royal Navy to hunt down Blackbeard. In a deep water channel off the shore of Springer’s Point, Maynard’s men overpowered the smaller pirate crew and beheaded their captain.
Village Craftsmen / Howard St. Both the "Around Creek" and "Down Point" audio tours begin at Village Craftsmen on Howard Street.
USLSS Boathouse In 1883 the US government established the island’s first Life Saving Station near Hatteras Inlet.
Berkley Castle Influenced by both New England turn-of-the-century resort architecture and by Colonial Williamsburg style, the Castle was built in the mid-1950s by industrialist Sam Jones.
Howard Street Howard Street is a North Carolina treasure. No other street has the history and charm it boasts.
Bragg-Howard House This house is representative of the basic island home, the historic "story and a jump," a diminutive frame house, one and a half stories high.
Ocracoke Lighthouse Ocracoke Island’s most prominent landmark is its 75′ tall lighthouse built in 1823.
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Published:December 7, 2014

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