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    Cape Hatteras

    National Seashore North Carolina

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Event Details

  • Every Monday Weekly & Every Friday Weekly from 06/10/2013 to 09/02/2013

    Location: Meet at the Ocracoke Visitor Center | Map Time: 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM Fee Information: Free Contact Name: Ocracoke Island Visitor Center Contact Email: e-mail us Contact Phone Number: 252-475-9701

Ocracoke was a popular place for Blackbeard and other pirates during the early 1700's.  Find out why the island was so attractive to pirates and how the golden ageof piracy dramatically ended here. (30 min)