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On Pea Island, the wind blows the sand across the road.18 viewsThey actually have sand plows there to clear the road. I know because I got stuck behind one.
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Bodie Lighthouse on Bodie Island17 viewsNotice the same colors as Hatteras but horizontal stripes. Cape Lookout Lighthouse has the same colors and a diamond pattern instead.
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Fort Raleigh, Roanoke Island, NC17 viewsAround this area is where the lost Roanoke colony was. They came poorly prepared and had to send Governor White back to England for more supplies. He got stuck there by the war with Spain with no ship available to come back. By the time he got back, the colony was gone including his family and granddaughter Virginia Dare, the first english child born in the new world.
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Roanoke Freedmen's Colony17 viewsDuring the Civil War, Roanoke was a final destination on the underground railroad. If a slave could get to the island, he would be safe and protected by Union forces who won the islands and important shipping lanes in battle. Unfortunately, after prospering here, the islands were given back to the original owners after the war and most of the black people were driven off the island. Some still managed to remain and have generations here.
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Protective earth works around Roanoke colony16 views
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George defending the colony19 views
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Monument to the colony22 views
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Another yowza! house in Festival Park. Must be nice.16 views
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Small craft warning 18 views
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