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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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Blackbeard / Teach’s Hole
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 an beheaded their captain.
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Blackbeard’s Lodge
Built in 1938, Blackbeard’s Lodge was the first island building constructed specifically as a modern hotel.
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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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British Cemetery
This small graveyard is the final resting place of four British sailors from an armed trawler torpedoed in 1942.
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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.
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Cedar Hammock Coast Guard Station
The first lifesaving station on Ocracoke was built in 1883 just south of Hatteras Inlet near the current north ferry terminal.
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Charles Lindbergh
During a flight, Lindbergh was forced to land on a beach near the Cedar Hammock Coast Guard Station on the north end of Ocracoke.
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Community Store
This old general store was established in 1918 and sold groceries, clothes, fishing supplies, hardware and even caskets.
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Ferries
The south terminal provides passage to Cedar Island and Swan Quarter while the north terminal connects Ocracoke to Hatteras Island.
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First Automobile Accident
In September of 1925, with only two vehicles on the entire Island, Ocracoke had it’s first automobile accident on what is now Howard Street.
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Fort Ocracoke
During the Civil War, a Confederate fort was constructed on Beacon Island, about one mile inside Ocracoke Inlet. The fort was destroyed on September 17, 1861, and in 1998, the remains were discovered.
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Hammock Hills Nature Trail
North of the village across from the NPS campground is Hammock Hills Nature Trail, a ¾ of a mile loop through some of the highest points on the island.
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Howard Cemetery
The Howard Cemetery is one of the oldest on the island and one of the largest. George Howard, son of the last Colonial owner, is buried here.
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Howard Street
Howard Street is a North Carolina treasure. No other street has the history and charm it boasts.
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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.
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Lehigh
Approaching Ocracoke from the south or west the ferry will pass two metal piles in Big Foot Slough Channel. They are part of a dredge which sank in 1942.
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Live Oak Trees
Ocracoke Island boasts a number of magnificent Southern Live Oaks, many of them hundreds of years old.
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Loop Shack Hill
A U.S. Navy installation designed to detect and deter U-boats off the North Carolina Coast during World War II.
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Methodist Church
After a many years with two Methodist Episcopal Churches on the island, the congregations merged to form the Ocracoke United Methodist Church.
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Naval Base
During World War II, the US Navy built a base on Ocracoke Island to patrol the coast and deter U-boat attacks.
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Navy Beach Jumpers
During WWII, the U.S. Navy used Ocracoke for a top-secret base for training a specialized unit in psychological warfare and deception.
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NCCAT Ocracoke Campus
The historic old Coast Guard building houses the Ocracoke branch of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.
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NPS Campground
The National Park Service campground on Ocracoke is located approximately three miles northeast of the village on N.C. Highway 12
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NPS Lifeguarded Beach
The NPS life-guarded beach on Ocracoke Island is part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, one of the most beautiful beaches on the eastern seaboard.
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NPS Visitor Center
Ocracoke is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. There are many programs offered at the National Park Service Visitor Center on Ocracoke.
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Ocracoke Library
For many years Ocracoke boasted the tiniest public library in the United States. The current library replaced the 96 square foot small wood frame building in 1998.
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Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Island’s most prominent landmark is its 75′ tall lighthouse built in 1823.
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Ocracoke Ponies
Ocracoke is home to a herd of wild ponies descended from Spanish Mustangs introduced by early colonists.
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Ocracoke Preservation Museum
The Ocracoke Preservation Society is a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to the preservation of Ocracoke Island’s rich historical and cultural heritage.
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Ocracoke School
Ocracoke has the smallest public school in the state of North Carolina. The school averages just over 6 graduates per year.
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Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association
The Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association Exhibit presents artifacts and information pertaining to Ocracoke’s commercial fishing heritage.
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Off-Road Driving
The National Park Service on Ocracoke Island provides several ramps and trails that can be used by off-road vehicles to access the beach and the soun
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Old Post Office
A History of the United States Post Office at Ocracoke.
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Portsmouth
Now a ghost town, Portsmouth was a thriving port village in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.
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Silver Lake
Native islanders almost always refer to Silver Lake Harbor as “The Creek.” More formally it is called “Cockle Creek,” a name used for generations.
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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.
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USLSS Boathouse
In 1883 the US government established the island’s first Life Saving Station near Hatteras Inlet.