Cape Hatteras Lighthouse North Carolina's has an abundance of natural wonders. Recently, a contest sponsored by Land for Tomorrow, an environmental coalition working to preserve the state's land and water resources, asked voters to nominate any landscape, natural feature, wildlife or plant life unique to NC that should be considered a natural wonder. Land for Tomorrow received over 3,000 votes and 200 nominations. A panel narrowed the 200 to 25, and voters determined the final 10. Of the final 10 natural wonders chosen, two are on the Outer Banks. … (0 comments)
Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard the Pirate, is quite possibly the most famous pirate that ever roamed the earth. PBS aired a show last night at that discussed the life of Blackbeard and his journeys pillaging at sea.
There was a time during his reign of terror that he commanded four ships that consisted of a crew 400 strong. The crews were unrelenting, pillaging ships all across the Atlantic. Many of these vessels were terrorized in American waters. In the year of 1718, Blackbeard blockaded the city of … (0 comments)
ocracoke: Outer Banks Hits the Big Screen - "Nights in Rodanthe"
- 09/09/08 07:05 AM
A recent article by Catherine Kozak in the Virginia Pilot (http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/outer-banks-small-town-makes-debut-big-screen) points out that the Outer Banks is soon to get national and international attention. "Nights in Rodanthe," a major motion picture version of Nicholas Sparks' bestselling book of the same name, will hit theatres nationwide on September 26th and abroad in November. Outer Banks residents will have a pre-screening two days prior to the national release, and just two days after the premiere in New York City. The pre-screening will be held at the R/C Kill Devil Hills Movies 10 on September 24th. There will be about 210 seats available … (0 comments)
2 Outer Banks Locations Chosen in Top 10 North Carolina Natural Wonders
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