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On this day in 1584 Captain Phillip Amadas and Master Arthur Barlowe landed on the North Carolina coast and claimed the land for Queen Elizabeth of England. To the native people of the region this may have meant nothing, as they might have thought that land was not any ones to claim other than for hunting boundaries between various groups. After spending a little more than a month in an area, known by the natives as Ossomocomuck, Amadas and Barolwe's expedition returned to England. Two representatives whom were selected by native weroances, group leaders, Granganimeo and Wingina were sent back with the explorers. The chosen passengers for the voyage to England were Manteo of Croatan Island and Wanchese of Roanoke Island. Manteo and Wanchese would be returned to their homes the following year after learning as much as they could about the strange visitors to their land. The explorers showed them off in England as potential converts and collaborators of British expansion. Portion of a 1590 map by Theodor De Bry which was based on John White's 1585 drawing of the new land. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 day ago

On this day in 1842, a hurricane started its journey over the Outer Banks, leaving complete devastation in its path. The storm was believed to have been the most violent in eighty years. The following article ran in newspapers and gave some particulars about the event. Two vessels were lost at the shoals of Cape Hatteras, while near Ocracoke fourteen vessels were reported ashore. In addition to those listed in the article some of the others were the schooners Ann Stille, Henry Hoffman, Brilliant, Samaritan, Convoy, Eliza Maria, Dunmore, and Orion. They were considered total losses. Six vessels were driven to sea and never seen again. William Howard's store at Ocracoke was blown down and floated away. The village at Portsmouth was heavily damaged with reports of only one structure left standing. Many people were lost as well as livestock and houses in the small communities that existed along the banks at that time. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 days ago

It's a record year!!! 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 ... See MoreSee Less

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3 days ago

Fish Friday!
Blue Crab is king in eastern North Carolina, usually ranking as our number one fishery year to year. This image from the 1960's shows women hand picking the meat from steamed blue crabs at one of the many processing facilities of our state. Little has changed with the process over the years, the meat is still hand picked today. Always make sure to use North Carolina caught blue crab in your next crab dish! ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

On this day in 1942 survivors from the German U-701 submarine were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U-701 was attacked on July 7th off of Cape Hatteras by an A 29 Hudson bomber of the 396 Squadron from the U.S. Army Air Corps. The sub was hit by two bombs and sunk. Seventeen of the 46 crew were able to escape, but were adrift for two days before being found by a U.S. Coast Guard PH-2 seaplane. By that time only 7 men were still alive. Between January and June of 1942 the U-701 attacked 14 vessels (mostly British and American with one Norwegian ship and one from the Faroe Islands) sinking 9 of them. The following images were created as diving aides for the U-701 wreck site by the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary of NOAA. ... See MoreSee Less