Fun Facts: Ocracoke Lighthouse
The oldest and shortest lighthouse in North Carolina is the Ocracoke Lighthouse, also the second oldest operational lighthouse in the United States.
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Fun Facts: Torpedo Junction
In 1942 Germany sent its U-boat submarines to the poorly guarded Eastern Seaboard of the United States. During the first half of 1942, the German subs sank more than five dozen vessels in N.C. waters. Because of this, Cape Hatteras earned the moniker “Torpedo Junction.” Burning ships, gunfire and debris washing up onshore were [...]
Fun Facts: Ocracoke Island
Ocracoke Island is only 16 miles long and ranges from a half mile to 2 miles in width.
Fun Facts: Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, which stands at 208-feet, is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States.
Fun Facts: Dare County
Did you know that Dare County covers more square miles of water than land? Dare County covers 800 square miles, comprising 391 square miles of land and 409 square miles of water.
Fun Facts: Virginia Dare
The first English child born in the New World was Virginia Dare on August 18, 1587, at Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Virginia Dare and the colonists of Fort Raleigh would become known as “The Lost Colony,” their disappearance still an unsolved mystery.
