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When War Raged Offshore: WWII | Outer Banks History | Carolina Designs
For six months, one of the most horrific battles of WWII raged along the sandy shoreline of the Outer Banks. In 1942, U-boats sank over 70 ships off the coast of North Carolina.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/allan-jackson-400×267-1.jpg
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Priscilla | Outer Banks Shipwrecks | Carolina Designs
The rescue of the crew of the Priscilla by Surfman Erasmus Midgett on August 18, 1899, may be the most remarkable in the storied history of the US Lifesaving Service and the US Coast Guard.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/pricilla.jpg
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The Sinking of U576 | Outer Banks History | Carolina Designs
For most of 1942, the horrors of WWII lived on the doorstep of the Outer Banks. The recent discovery of German U-boat 576 off the coast of NC shines light on the history of the OBX’s involvement in WWII.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/german-submarine.png
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Traditional Songs of the Outer Banks and the South | Outer Banks History | Carolina Designs
Frank and Anne Warner came to the Outer Banks to record the traditional songs that were still being sung in Wanchese and Kitty Hawk.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/Traditional-Songs-of-the-Outer-Banks-Gerret-Warner-L-and-Jeff-Warner-R-small.jpeg
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Old Pamlico Bridge | Outer Banks History | Carolina Designs
A wooden bridge to Hatteras Island was constructed between 1934 to 1935. Explore its origin and changes throughout the years.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/Pamlico-Wooden-Bridge-to-Hatteras-small-e1645069350498.jpeg
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The Sinking of the Kentucky | Outer Banks Shipwrecks | Carolina Designs
A relic of the past, the steamship Kentucky met its demise in heavy seas and storms. Luckily, everyone survived. Read the true account of the OBX shipwreck.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/Shipwrecks-Photo-768×512-1.jpeg
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The Sinking of the City of Atlanta | Outer Banks Shipwrecks | Carolina Designs
Another shipwreck of the OBX named the “City of Atlanta”, it met its doom when the German submarine launched a torpedo, striking it down. Only two survivors remain.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/City-of-Atlanta-Shipwreck-1536×1226-1-e1630703067770.jpeg
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The Nags Head Casino | Outer Banks History | Carolina Designs
Nags Head Casino started in 1936, and it became a local favorite hangout, especially after WWII. It’s now known as Kitty Hawk Kites and Jockey’s Ridge Crossing.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/casino-400×267-1.jpg
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Carroll A Deering | Outer Banks Shipwrecks | Carolina Designs
The Carroll A Deering shipwreck off the coast of Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks, NC remains one of the most baffling mysteries in maritime history.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/carroll-deering-400×267-1.jpg
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The Lesser Known Tales of Blackbeard | Outer Banks History | Carolina Designs
Behind every great pirate there are stories to be told, and that is certainly the case with Blackbeard, who has deep history on the Outer Banks of NC.||https://pages.carolinadesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/09/blackbeards-flag-e1630699477829.png