tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42859806362681444912024-03-14T07:06:39.844-04:00Beaufort North Carolina's BESTGuide to Historic Beaufort and Beaufort Harbor. - The SIDEBAR includes LINKS to CALENDAR of EVENTS, RESTAURANT GUIDE, SHOPPING GUIDE, GALLERY GUIDE, TOUR GUIDE, ACCOMMODATIONS, MAPS, CLUBS, TOWN GOVERNMENT and OTHER BEAUFORT SITES. Mary Warshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004031867211507170noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285980636268144491.post-60498849369697772082013-11-02T15:10:00.003-04:002021-02-11T19:48:37.703-05:00Welcome to Beaufort <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /></div>Mary Warshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004031867211507170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285980636268144491.post-80018998523112281232013-09-14T10:52:00.000-04:002017-12-26T15:01:35.618-05:00North Carolina Maritime Museum <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort for a taste of coastal
cultures and maritime history. Exhibits feature the state’s rich seafood
industry, sailboats, motorboats</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">, life-saving stations, lighthouses</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">
and more. The Museum is the official repository for artifacts from <i>Queen Anne’s Revenge</i>, which ran aground near Beaufort in
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">The "Friends of the Museum" work with the museum by underwriting new projects, purchasing equipment, funding </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">educational and public awareness programs and acquiring land and facilities needed for expansion.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Their
combined effort offers programs such as "Build a Boat in a Day," Sailing
Programs, Beaufort Oars, Junior Sailing, Sea Scouts, Summer Science
School and much more, including the annual Wooden Boat Show.</span></span> </b></div>
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January 2004, the museum staff, including Natural Science Curator Keith
Rittmaster, responded quickly to the news of a beached whale; they
buried the dead creature on the beach. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Four
years later, when the bones were exhumed, the team found a
whale-skeleton puzzle of more than 200 bones, bone fragments and teeth. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After
the bones traveled to N.C. State University for "de-greasing"—a process
to keep the skeleton from dripping oil and creating bad odors—the team
set up an off-site work facility. A dedicated team spent
four more years cleaning and reassembling the skeleton.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The skeleton is now suspended above the main exhibit hall in the North Carolina Maritime Museum on Front Street.</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> As
part of the whaling exhibit, visitors are able to use interactive
touch screens to learn more. Whaling tools, equipment and images also
help tell the story of those who braved the sea off the Outer
Banks of North Carolina in pursuit of these huge creatures. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
earliest history goes back to 1666 when New England sailing vessels
cruised North Carolina waters in pursuit of sperm and right whales. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A
lease in 1723 allowed Governor Burrington, Christopher Gale and John
Lovick to take whales along the coast between Cape Fear and Currituck
Inlet for a term of seven years. A whaling license was issued</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to
<a href="http://beaufortartist.blogspot.com/search?q=Chadwick+the+Whaler">Samuel Chadwick</a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> in 1726. Chadwick and three other residents of Carteret Precinct were permitted to whale with three boats.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><a href="http://www.ncmaritime.org/"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>North Carolina Maritime Museum</b></span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Carolina-Maritime-Museum-in-Beaufort/109226079098363">Museum's Facebook Page</a> </b></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/FriendsNCMaritimeMuseum"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>Friends' Facebook Page </b></span></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.qaronline.org/"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><b>QAR online </b></span></span></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">During the 18th and 19th centuries the area around Beaufort and Beaufort Inlet was vulnerable to attack. In 1756, during the French and Indian Wars, the construction of Fort Dobbs was begun, but when the war ended the fort was never completed. Early in the 1800s, a small masonry fort was built that guarded the inlet during the War of 1812. By 1825, shoreline erosion and a hurricane had swept Fort Hampton into Beaufort Inlet. </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #444444;">After the War of 1812 demonstrated the weakness of existing coastal defenses, the United States government began construction on an improved chain of coastal fortifications. This undertaking involved the construction of 38 new, permanent coastal forts known as the Third System. As part of this system, pentagon-shaped 26-casemate Fort Macon, with a ditch separating its covertway and inner citadel, was designed by Brigadier General Simon Bernard and built by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. The fort was named for native North Carolinian Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), who served in the Revolutionary War and as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, until he returned to his home state and served in the state senate. Construction began in 1826. Using brick made in the area and masons from Beaufort and other parts of the country, the US Army Corps of Engineers completed the fort in December, 1834. Total cost of the fort was $463,790. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/foma/main.php">Fort Macon State Park</a></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">The Ra<span style="font-size: small;">chel Carson Reserve,</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"> part of the Carolina Estuarine Reserve Foundation, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;">is located near the mouth of the Newport River in southern Carteret County, directly across Taylor's Creek from the historic town of Beaufort. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">The site is a complex of islands and marshes: Town Marsh, Bird Shoal, </span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;">Carrot Island, </span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;">Horse Island and Middle Marshes. The islands are more than three miles long and less than a mile wide, covering 2,<span style="font-size: small;">31</span>5 acres.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">The Rachel Carson Reserve is open to the
public for enjoyment. Fishing, boating, sailing and kayaking are all common activities on and around the site. Town
Marsh, Carrot Island and Bird Shoal receive the most use because of
their easy access by boat or kayak. </span></b></div>
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<b style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1462840_615044685219273_78171307_n.jpg?oh=1a8d2e479316bb0038ce86363098b121&oe=5AFA79AB" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Image may contain: sky, outdoor, nature and water" border="0" class="spotlight" height="239" src="https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1462840_615044685219273_78171307_n.jpg?oh=1a8d2e479316bb0038ce86363098b121&oe=5AFA79AB" width="320" /></a>Visiting the "Carrot Island Boardwalk" on the <u>east end of Front Street</u>, (across Taylor's Creek
from the boat ramp on Lennoxville Road) is a great way to learn about the estuarine environment and the plants and animals found at
the reserve. <span class="text_exposed_show">Interpretive signs provide a
self-guided tour. The platform at the end of the boardwalk is a great
place for birding and view Cape Lookout Lighthouse. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Rachel Carson Reserve are both home to wild horses. </span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
horses do not swim back and forth between Shackelford Banks and RCR,
but they do swim between marsh islands on their respective reserves.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
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you get too close to a wild horse, you could be charged, kicked or
bitten. </span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watch from at least 50 feet. If horses come toward you, move
away or, if you can't, stay very still while they pass. Horses have the
right-of-way. If a horse stops what it's doing to stare at you, stop or
back up.</span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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wildlife, including horses, is dangerous and illegal.</span></span></span></span> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="userContent"><b>The best way to enjoy observing the wild horses is to use binoculars and watch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>them from afar. </b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The reserve is not a place for trash. When visiting, please take your litter with you when you leave<span style="font-size: xx-small;">.</span> <u> </u></span></b></span><br />
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chase colonial nesting birds - disrupting feeding, breeding and nesting.</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://beaufortinlet.blogspot.com/p/rachel-carson-reserve-overview.html">RACHEL CARSON - AN OVERVIEW</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rachel-Carson-Reserve/100133366772928">RACHEL CARSON'S ON FACEBOOK </a></span></b></div>
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Mary Warshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004031867211507170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285980636268144491.post-43059408598954537032008-02-24T12:26:00.039-05:002017-12-26T15:52:43.724-05:00Old Burying Ground<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpi3C_5wAR1-t_BNATPbUfLGV5Y7VcvDi23SCKBYuu-mlXecBzK1-dhBBNCoHPrG3aq4GRh0ZCHnYlcEgBoPnW8X3p4IkfYQ7gu6Pr-daFj2HGb9-zAPTtZL1PHWKrD55dga7N7HVXEg5s/s1600/old+burial+ground+019.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407297994485078130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpi3C_5wAR1-t_BNATPbUfLGV5Y7VcvDi23SCKBYuu-mlXecBzK1-dhBBNCoHPrG3aq4GRh0ZCHnYlcEgBoPnW8X3p4IkfYQ7gu6Pr-daFj2HGb9-zAPTtZL1PHWKrD55dga7N7HVXEg5s/s400/old+burial+ground+019.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" width="240" /></a><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial";"> I</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">n
June 1724, the trustees of the town of Beaufort deeded to the “wardens
of the Parish of St. Johns and the rest of the Vestrymen,” </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Old Town Lot
91. This acquisition of land is the earliest date indicating the use of
the present burying ground. Although the earliest legible date of death
is 1756, many of the older markers have no dates or inscriptions are
illegible.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The burying ground was enlarged in 1731, when Nathaniel
Taylor gave Old Town Lot
81 to the inhabitants of the town for that purpose. The cemetery was
enlarged again when the Baptists acquired part of Lot 72 in 1851, and in
1853 when the Methodists bought part of Lot 71 for a new church. </span></span></b><br />
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by a concrete wall, with recessed panels between posts topped by simple
spheres, the burying ground is shaded throughout by many gnarled old
trees, notably live oaks whose branches are covered by resurrection
ferns, which revive after each rain. It is crowded with markers of
various designs, including table stones, obelisks and official military
markers. The best known is that of Otway Burns, a naval hero in the War
of 1812. His grave is marked by a large box-like stone; the top is
embedded with a canon said to be from his privateer <i>Snap Dragon</i>.</span></span></b><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/TU7INT0hqUI/AAAAAAAAXkc/wekQH4FNgTw/s1600/DSC07604.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/TU7INT0hqUI/AAAAAAAAXkc/wekQH4FNgTw/s320/DSC07604.jpg" width="320" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Many
of the older graves have simple vertical cypress slabs—of some 17
designs in all, each with weathered, lichen-spotted texture. </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Another
common grave treatment is the construction, in front of a stone marker,
of a grave cover of brick, usually about two feet in height, which
protects the grave from being washed out in the sandy soil. Some are
rounded and some are of a gabled configuration, but all run the length
of the coffin. These occur singly, but more frequently are lined up in
family </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">groups. </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Many of the family plots are surrounded by handsome
wrought and cast-iron fences. Varying from simple stones to elaborate
monuments with urns, figures and crosses, many are
signed, providing a museum of the stonecutter’s art during the 18th and
19th centuries. Stones come from such places as Boston, Charleston,
Brooklyn and Baltimore. From North Carolina only the port city of
Wilmington is represented. </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> There are some 200 stones from the pre-Civil
War era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 from 1865 to
1900, and a few 20th-century markers. (National Register of Historic
Places)</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Beaufort Historical Association provides a self-guided brochure, which highlights several of the</b> <b>notable grave sites within the Old Burying Ground.</b> <b> </b></span></span>Mary Warshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004031867211507170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285980636268144491.post-74708534547091936882008-01-14T08:57:00.020-05:002017-12-26T16:12:40.411-05:00Resident Pirate<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/TBOdUQmPEVI/AAAAAAAAUds/MPKscXO1FG0/s1600/Copy+of+Meka+005.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481898142818308434" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/TBOdUQmPEVI/AAAAAAAAUds/MPKscXO1FG0/s400/Copy+of+Meka+005.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 247px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 186px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/SwrPvk1zFYI/AAAAAAAAPFw/8s1MwDUN8aQ/s1600/sinbad3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407362718861825410" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/SwrPvk1zFYI/AAAAAAAAPFw/8s1MwDUN8aQ/s400/sinbad3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 157px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 247px;" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.pirate-privateer.com/"><b>Captain Sinbad</b></a><b>, a real merchant adventurer, has lived </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"> continuously</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"><b> aboard</b> <span style="color: #000066;"><b><a href="http://www.pirate-privateer.com/meka.html"><i>Meka II</i></a></b> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">for over four</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"> decades making Beaufort, NC his home port. If you are in Beaufort, look for <span style="font-style: italic;">Meka II</span> anchored in Town Creek, seen to your left as you cross the bridge into town. He does, occasionally, take the adventurous aboard ship for "Two Hours Before the Mast". But, then again, you might not find him in port - another adventure always awaits just over the horizon...</span></b></div>
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Mary Warshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18004031867211507170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4285980636268144491.post-29042431422084741532007-10-11T18:22:00.034-04:002017-12-26T16:17:58.104-05:00Beaufort Restoration Grounds & other Area Attractions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/TU63DNVTMVI/AAAAAAAAXkM/83YrWenkTJw/s1600/double+decker+bus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/TU63DNVTMVI/AAAAAAAAXkM/83YrWenkTJw/s200/double+decker+bus.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/Rw90GnGcmlI/AAAAAAAACDE/CokZcgkPxDI/s1600-h/beaufort3.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120438958267603538" src="https://bp3.blogger.com/_6JBW0Yf6tv4/Rw90GnGcmlI/AAAAAAAACDE/CokZcgkPxDI/s320/beaufort3.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 159px;" /></a></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">In 1960 a few citizens formed the Beaufort Historical Association, to initiate plans to preserve a few aging, but historically important structures in town. After property was purchased, historic buildings were acquired and moved to the site. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">Today the site is comprised of ten buildings, six of which have been authentically restored, nestled on two acres in the heart of the quaint downtown area of Beaufort. The buildings include: the </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">1796 </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">Carteret County Courthouse, the </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">1829 </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">Carteret County Jail; the </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">1859 </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;">Apothecary Shop and Doctors Office and the 1732 Rustull House that houses the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery. Living history demonstrations, guided tours and special events vividly describe the lifestyles, customs and architecture unique to this coastal area. Volunteers in period dress provide tours for three of the buildings on the site. The BHA's red English bus also provides tours of the historic district.</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rp1pyLnNNi4/Ur-aoHdG5JI/AAAAAAAA0xA/zrBetjQi71Q/s1600/Capture.JPGCapeLookoutLighthouse.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rp1pyLnNNi4/Ur-aoHdG5JI/AAAAAAAA0xA/zrBetjQi71Q/s320/Capture.JPGCapeLookoutLighthouse.JPG" width="220" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/calo/index.htm">Cape Lookout Lighthouse </a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The present Cape
Lookout lighthouse was completed in 1859 at a cost of $45,000. The
lighthouse stands 163 feet above sea level and was equipped with a
1st-order Fresnel lens. The powerful beacon could be seen from at least
19 miles away. After its construction, Cape Lookout became a model for
all tower lighthouses constructed on the Eastern U.S. coast from that
point on. When the remaining four North Carolina lighthouses were
finished (Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Bodie, and Currituck), the
Lighthouse Board painted each different designs to easily distinguish
one from another. Cape Lookout was painted in a black and white diamond
pattern. Three full white diamonds facing east and west. The north and
south-facing sides have two full black diamonds and have a half of black
diamond at the top and bottom of the tower.</b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During the Civil
War, the lighthouse became very important. The area surrounding the new
Cape Lookout Lighthouse served as a military stronghold. When the
Confederates were forced to retreat in 1861, they attempted to blow up
both beacons so they would be inoperable for arriving Union soldiers.
The original Cape Lookout was almost completely destroyed and the blast
severely damaged the new lens. The following year, the Lighthouse Board
re-lit the lighthouse with a 3rd order Fresnel lens. Currently, the
Coast Guard owns and operates the lighthouse, and the National Park
Service owns the surrounding area.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The visitor
center in the keepers' quarters adjacent to the Cape Lookout Lighthouse
is open from 9AM to 5PM from April to November. The tower is open for
climbing from mid-May to mid-September. Tickets may be reserved for
climbing by calling (252) 728-0708 between 9:30AM to 4PM Monday through
Friday. Reservations can only be made for dates the same week and must
be made at least one day in advance.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> Nestled
at "the end of the road" on Harkers Island, the Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum and Heritage Center was established in 1992 and is a true
grassroots partnership. For more than a decade the Waterfowl Museum has
been a</b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> clearinghouse for heritage, traditions and history of the Down
East communities of Carteret County—a hub for heritage tourism. Exhibits
and programs focusing on local heritage are offered year round, and the
museum houses the area's finest collection of carvings and waterfowl
art. The museum archives oral histories and artifacts from the Down East
communities. Museum staff offers programs for school groups, bus tours,
church trips and others.</span></span></b></div>
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visitors can view the spectacular expanse of Core Sound in a manner and
from a visual perspective that has never before been possible, even for
long-time residents. The panorama includes Shell Point, Shackelford and
Core Banks, Core and Back Sounds, and Cape Lookout Lighthouse, and many
Down East communities.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Call to schedule a
tour and plan for a real "Down East" experience with local carvers,
boat builders, storytellers and musicians.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Feel
the spray of a mountain waterfall. Watch river otters play. Touch a
stingray. Look a shark in the eye. Explore shipwrecks without getting
wet. See a rare white sea turtle. Thousands of aquatic animals take you
on a journey from the state’s grand peaks to the open Atlantic. See “<a href="https://www.ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores/plan-your-visit">Plan Your Visit</a>” for more on these activities and other family fun at one of the coast’s most popular attractions.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hours: 9AM to 5PM - Daily except Christmas</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DIRECTIONS:
5 miles west of Atlantic Beach. From NC 58, turn onto Pine Knoll Blvd
at the stoplight, Milepost 7; turn left onto Roosevelt Blvd.</span></span></b></div>
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