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In 1953, a 72-mile stretch of the Outer Banks from Nags Head to Ocracoke Island was set aside as the nation's first National Seashore. Today, most of Hatteras Island remains protected by that designation and is a one of the country's most visited National Parks. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore encompasses some of the most historic and environmentally fragile real estate in the world and is a paradox in many ways.



The Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci set foot on the beach here in the 16th Century. Four hundred years later, the wreckage of ships destroyed by German U-boats washed up on the same beaches. Blackbeard the Pirate once terrorized shipping from his base at Ocracoke. Today, the only terrifying aspect of a trip to that beautiful island is a wait at the ferry docks.

Wind and water shape the island's dunes and inlets, and yet a maritime forest at Buxton provides a calm oasis. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, tallest in the nation, was nearly claimed by the Atlantic Ocean but was rescued in the nick of time in 1999 by moving the entire structure away from the sea.


But perhaps most importantly is the fact that Hatteras Island is one of the last places on earth where you can go on the Fourth of July weekend and stake out a stretch of beach to call your very own.

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Spend your vacation keeping a lighthouse Dallas Morning News It was early afternoon of Day 2 at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum when, between untangling a stubborn mess of Christmas lights and spreading enormous ... and more »

Niles Daily Star

Sentimental sale keeps Bookout's spirit alive Niles Daily Star Upon a visit by a friend of Lesley's who lived in Louisville Ky., Bookout and his wife took their guest to see one of Michigan's famed lighthouses. ... and more »

A vacation keeper: Experience lighthouse living at Cape tip Harwich Oracle At the northern most point of the Cape, the red-roofed lighthouse keeper's house sits next to 45-foot-tall, black-capped Race Point Light ... and more »

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Visit historic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse on Sundays Examiner.com The National Historic Landmark is the last of the screw-pile lighthouses left in its original location, five nautical miles from Annapolis, Md., ... and more »

Mini-golf course on course Barnstable Patriot ... Beaches, Shells & Seagulls; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; The Rotary; Davy Jones' Locker/Cape Cemeteries; Sea Serpents; Lighthouses & Harbors; ... and more »

NH celebrates its lighthouses, 'patriots of sea' Seacoastonline.com William Marshall, Membership Chariman of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, opens the door as a Moran tugboat cruises by in New Castle Monday. ... Cloudy day appropriate to kick off NH Lighthouse WeekSeacoastonline.com all 3 news articles »

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