Audio Tour

Aerial view of Portsmouth Village

Take a step back in time and experience life on an island, in a lighthering port, in a fishing village through the stories and voices of the people of Portsmouth Village.

A map of the tour stops (493 KB, jpeg) is available for download as well as the audio tour transcript (34 KB, pdf) for the tour stops and oral histories transcript (54 KB, pdf).

You can also view and download photos related to each of the stops as you listen to the tour online.

 

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  Portsmouth Village Audio Tour Photos

  46 photos

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  • Portsmouth Map
  • Stop 1 - Illustration of Village Life
  • Stop 1 - Map of South Outer Banks
  • Stop 2 - Contemporary View of Haulover Dock
  • Stop 2 - Dock_Cargo Illustration
  • Stop 2 - Lightering Illustration
  • Stop 3 - Fisherman with large catch
  • Stop 3 - Portsmouth Fishermen
  • Stop 4 - Visitor Center at Homecoming
  • Stop 4 - Theodore and Annie Salter House and Visitor Center
  • Stop 4 - Theodore and Annie Salter in front of their home
  • Stop 2 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 3 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 4 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 5 - Mailboat
  • Stop 5 - Village residents outside the Post Office_General Store
  • Stop 6 - Contemporary view of the School
  • Stop 6 - Mary Dixon with two of her last students
  • Stop 7 - Contemporary view of the Methodist Church
  • Stop 7 - Singing along with the organ at church circa 1953
  • Stop 7 - Vintage image of the Methodist Church
  • Stop 8 - Contemporary view of the Washington Roberts house
  • Stop 5 - Contemporary View of Post Office/General Store
  • Stop 4 - Annie Salter_3by4
  • Stop 3 - Union Forces destroying Fort Ocracoke
  • Stop 8 - Washington Roberts
  • Stop 9 - Contemporary view of the Henry Pigott house
  • TK 57 - The Store
  • Stop 9 - Henry Pigott around age 12 in his Sunday suit
  • Stop 9 - Henry Pigott with another Portsmouth resident
  • Stop 10 - Coast Guard on patrol
  • Stop 10 - Coast Guards training in practice boat
  • Stop 10 - Contemporary view of the Life-Saving Station
  • Stop 10 - Cots in the Life-Saving Station
  • Stop 10 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 10 - Two Coast Guards pose for a portrait in the Life-Saving Station
  • Stop 11 - Contemporary view of Captain Green's grave
  • Stop 11 - Contemporary view of the Sea Captains' graves
  • Stop 11 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 11 - Vintage view of Sea Captains' graves
  • Stop 5 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 6 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 7 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 8 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 9 - Portsmouth Village Map
  • Stop 5 - Similar general store in North Carolina

 

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• Stop 1: Introduction and Historical Overview (2:46) (6.5 MB, mp3)

Selecting the Next Stop (0:47) (1.8 MB, mp3)

• Stop 2: The Dock (2:32) (6.0 MB, mp3)

Directions: Stop 2 to Stop 3 (0:11) (444 KB, mp3)

• Stop 3: Mid-Way Down the Road (2:31) (5.9 MB, mp3)

Directions: Stop 3 to Stop 4 (0:13) (531 KB, mp3)

• Stop 4: Theodore and Annie Salter House / Visitor Center (1:09) (2.7 MB, mp3)

Directions: Stop 4 to Stop 5 (0:25) (993 KB, mp3)

Oral History Selections
Community / Life in the Village (2:03) (4.8 MB, mp3)
Sustenance (2:11) (5.2 MB, mp3)
Mosquitoes (1:22) (3.2 MB, mp3)
Childhood Days (2:32) (6.0 MB, mp3)

• Stop 5: Piggott House (2:29) (5.8 MB, mp3)

Directions: Stop 5 to Stop 6 (0:08) (317 KB, mp3)

• Stop 6: Post Office / General Store (2:08) (5.0 MB, mp3)

Directions: Stop 6 to Stop 7 (0:11) (433 MB, mp3)

Oral History Selections
The Mail Boat (1:48) (4.3 MB, mp3)
The Store (1:36) (3.8 MB, mp3)
Socializing at the P.O. (1:04) (2.5 MB, mp3)

• Stop 7: The School (0:59) (2.3 MB, mp3)

Directions: Stop 7 to Stop 8 (0:11) (468 MB, mp3)

Oral History Selections
Memories of School Days (3:42) (8.7 MB, mp3)

• Stop 8: Methodist Church (1:12) (2.8 MB, mp3)

Directions: Stop 8 to Stop 9 (0:13) (545 KB, mp3)

Oral History Selections
Steve Robert's Reminiscences (2:51) (6.7 MB, mp3)
Christmas on the Island (1:51) (4.4 MB, mp3)
Church Social Life (1:27) (3.4 MB, mp3)
Burial on the Island (1:23) (3.2 MB, mp3)

• Stop 9: Washington Roberts House (1:23) (3.3 MB, mp3)

• Stop 10: Life-Saving Station (2:44) (6.4 MB, mp3)

Directions: Stop 10 to Stop 11 (0:10) (406 KB, mp3)

Oral History Selections
Station Routine (3:31) (8.3 MB, mp3)
Wrecks (1:04) (2.5 MB, mp3)
Storms (3:05) (7.2 MB, mp3)

• Stop 11: Sea Captains' Graves (1:01) (2.4 MB, mp3)