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Duck was barely more than a few homes for local fishermen/hunting guides, and a small grocery store until the mid-1970's when development of the northern Outer Banks began.

Prior to that, the surrounding dune area had been so desolate that it was used as a bombing range for military aircraft!

In fact, the area was so sparsely populated and hard to travel that Currituck County transferred the land to Dare County in the early 1900's. From its position in the extreme northeast corner of the mainland, Currituck could not provide adequate schools for the barrier islands to the south. To make matters worse, the property taxes from the small fishing villages were meager. It is said that the taxes collected from the area would not even pay the cost of sending the tax assessor! --How things have changed!!

Before the Civil War, the main source of livelihood --like on most of the Banks-- was subsistence fishing and hunting. When the war ended, Northerners returned to this area as commercial wild-fowlers or to operate fisheries. There were also private hunting estates and game clubs, like The Whalehead Club or Mackays Island just to the north.

Shallow Currituck Sound, which borders the western side of Duck and the northernmost portion of North Banks (or Currituck Banks) was legendary in its bounty of waterfowl. Those that lived here often worked as game or fishing guides to supplement their incomes. Duck, like all of the other communities on the Outer Banks, originally developed as a soundside community --to seek protection from the ocean during storms.

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Duck History Outer Banks Beaches Corolla Carolina Family Vacations Beach Currituck

Duck was barely more than a few homes for local fishermen/hunting guides, and a small grocery store until the mid-1970's when development of the northern Outer Banks began.

Prior to that, the surrounding dune area had been so desolate that it was used as a bombing range for military aircraft!

In fact, the area was so sparsely populated and hard to travel that Currituck County transferred the land to Dare County in the early 1900's. From its position in the extreme northeast corner of the mainland, Currituck could not provide adequate schools for the barrier islands to the south. To make matters worse, the property taxes from the small fishing villages were meager. It is said that the taxes collected from the area would not even pay the cost of sending the tax assessor! --How things have changed!!

Before the Civil War, the main source of livelihood --like on most of the Banks-- was subsistence fishing and hunting. When the war ended, Northerners returned to this area as commercial wild-fowlers or to operate fisheries. There were also private hunting estates and game clubs, like The Whalehead Club or Mackays Island just to the north.

Shallow Currituck Sound, which borders the western side of Duck and the northernmost portion of North Banks (or Currituck Banks) was legendary in its bounty of waterfowl. Those that lived here often worked as game or fishing guides to supplement their incomes. Duck, like all of the other communities on the Outer Banks, originally developed as a soundside community --to seek protection from the ocean during storms.

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Hurricane Earl threatens Labor Day beach vacations USA Today As a strengthening Hurricane Earl barrels north toward the East Coast, forecasters warn it could wash out Labor Day beach getaways ... Ferries take people off NC island ahead of EarlThe Associated Press Battering rain, wind in forecastSeacoastonline.com all 12,002 news articles »

CNET (blog)

Men treat virtual girlfriends to beach vacations CNET (blog) At the famous Omiyanomatsu pine tree, in Japan's Atami, a man stands next to a black-and-white marker to have his picture ... and more »

Hurricane Earl roars toward North Carolina USA Today ... Day weekend and one day before the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Earl, many tourists were opting for safety instead of riding out beach vacations. ... and more »

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Hotel guests hunker down to ride out Earl msnbc.com reporter: further north on the midatlantic coast from virginia to delaware, it seems beach vacations continue uninterrupted, for now at least. surf's up in ... and more »

Back To Reality: Nonfiction For The Summer's End NPR From the light food, to the beach vacations, to the gorgeous nights, the summer months can conspire to make life a little too simple and ...

Luxury Travel and Family Beach Vacations Boosh News (press release) (blog) Luxury travel does not have to be expensive. It also does not have to be all trappings and no substance. There is a healthy medium to cost and real luxury ...

Politics meets couture cuisine at MassEquality benefit Bay Windows Despite rising temperatures and the call of beach vacations, MassEquality volunteers and staffers have spent the summer working with the same fervor and ...

Pygmalion festival celebrates musical creativity Daily Illini After all the hot summer days at the beach, vacations in exotic places and even relaxing at home, the summer fever is hard to cure. ... and more »

Gadsden First Methodist hosts auction Sunday Gadsden Times Beach vacations, mountain cabin stays, tickets to Alabama and Auburn football games and a Rosewood Box Grand Piano are among the items that ...

Great White Shark Sightings Have U.S. Lifeguards on Alert Discovery News While shark attacks on humans are rare, the mix of tourists enjoying sunny beach vacations at this time and the close presence of great white sharks merits ... and more »

Common Misspellings include adecuate aicraft, aircaft, aircrafts, airrcraft alsot, aslo adn, anbd commerical, commericial communites coudl, sould developped delevopment, developement, develpment, devolopement buring, durig, durring, duting eearly fomr, frome gae ahev, ahve, haev, hvae, hvea htere it's jstu liek, liuke lieved amke, mkae, mkea miliary, miliraty, millitary, miltary moreso, mroe, omre noeth, noth norhern, northen, nothern nto, onot ofen oftenly orginally, origanaly, originall, originaly, originially, originnally, origionally, orignally, orignially nother, otehr positon, possition, postion privte pretection returnd sose soudn sourth sorrounding, surounding, surrouding tahn, thna taht, tath, thast, thgat, thta, thyat hten, tghe, ther, thge, tjhe ther, theri, thier, thier their, ther thigns, thigsn, thnigs htis, thsi, tihs ethose, thsoe transfered untill unsed wass, weas, ws wehn, whn hwihc, whcih, whic, whihc, whlch, wich weild owudl, woudl
 Sailing Lessons The Carolinas  Currituck Beaches History  Corolla and Currituck Beach  Outer Banks History  Duck History  Kitty Hawk History  Kill Devil Hill History  Nags Head History  Manteo and Roanoke Island History  Hatteras Island History  Ocracoke History  sailing alantic