Places

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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Community Store

    This old general store was established in 1918 and sold groceries, clothes, fishing supplies, hardware and even caskets.

  • Ferries

    The south terminal provides passage to Cedar Island and Swan Quarter while the north terminal connects Ocracoke to Hatteras Island.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association

    The Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association Exhibit presents artifacts and information pertaining to Ocracoke’s commercial fishing heritage.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • USLSS Boathouse

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