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Currituck Light Station
The Currituck Beach Light Station,
in Corolla, is the Northern most Lighthouse
of the Outer Banks. |
Bodie Island Lighthouse
The Bodie Island Lighthouse is
located eight miles south of US 158/US 64
intersection. The 165' high horizontally-striped
lighthouse is not open for climbing. |
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is
located in the village of Buxton. It's the tallest
brick lighthouse on the American Coast at 208-feet
high. |
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This 426-acre park has the
largest natural living sand dune on the
East Coast. Two self-guided trails and
nature programs are offered year-round.
Hang gliding, kite flying, hiking,
visitor's center, museum, picnic
facilities and restrooms.
Jockey's Ridge State Park
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Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
Oregon Inlet was formed when a
hurricane lashed the Outer Banks in
1846, separating Bodie Island from Pea
Island. One ship that rode out that
storm in Pamlico Sound was named the
Oregon. After the storm the crew of this
ship were the first to tell those on the
mainland about the inlet's formation.
Hence, it has been known as Oregon Inlet
ever since. |
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The Wright Brothers Memorial
About ten
minutes north of Nags Head on US
158, the Wright Brothers
National Memorial (Milepost 8)
commemorates the place where
Orville and Wilbur Wright made
the world’s first powered
airplane flight in December
1903. The site holds a
reconstructed hangar for the
1903 glider, living quarters and
workshop, model aircraft, and a
visitor center where a historian
gives a lively presentation on
early flight.
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The Lost Colony...
Fort Raleigh National
Historic Site preserves the location of
the first English settlement in North
America. The historic site is off of
U.S. Highway 64 on the north end of
Roanoke Island, North Carolina. |
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