Down Point Audio Tour

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    Albert Styron’s Store

    One of five general stores on Ocracoke during the first half of the twentieth century, Albert Styron’s store served the need of people living Down

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    Assembly of God Church

    The Assembly of God Church carries on the Pentecostal tradition begun in 1938 on Ocracoke Island.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Captain 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.

  • Howard Street

    Howard Street is a North Carolina treasure. No other street has the history and charm it boasts.

  • 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.

  • Ocracoke Audio Tours

    Take a walking tour of Ocracoke hosted by Philip Howard and Lou Ann Homan.

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    Ocracoke Lighthouse

    Ocracoke Island’s most prominent landmark is its 75′ tall lighthouse built in 1823.

  • Old Quawk

    The story of Old Quawk has been told on Ocracoke Island since at least the early nineteenth century.

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    Springer’s Point

    Springer’s Point is the last maritime forest remaining in Ocracoke Village. Off its shore is Teach’s Hole, where Blackbeard’s last battle took place.

  • USLSS Boathouse

    In 1883 the US government established the island’s first Life Saving Station near Hatteras Inlet.