• Ocracoke may refer to: Ocracoke, North Carolina Ocracoke Island Light, a lighthouse on Ocracoke island Ocracoke Inlet, the inlet at the southern end of...
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    Ocracoke (/ˈoʊkrəkoʊk/ OH-krə-kohk) is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, located...
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    Ocracoke Inlet (/ˈoʊkrʌkoʊk/) is an estuary located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States that separates Ocracoke Island and Portsmouth...
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    Island-Currituck Ferry, the Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry, the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke Ferry, and the Cedar Island-Ocracoke Ferry. Additionally, a semi-regular...
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    Ocracoke /ˈoʊkrʌkoʊk/ Light was built in Hyde County, on Ocracoke Island, Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1823 by Massachusetts builder Noah Porter. The lighthouse...
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  • The Ocracoke raid, also known as the Attack on the Port of Ocracoke, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear-Admiral George Cockburn...
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  • The Ocracoke Observer is a print and online newspaper produced in Ocracoke, NC. The paper is created on Ocracoke and printed in Greenville, NC. Ten print...
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  • High Tider (redirect from Ocracoke brogue)
    Carolina, which encompasses the Outer Banks and Pamlico Sound—specifically Ocracoke, Atlantic, Davis, Sea Level, and Harkers Island in eastern Carteret County...
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    P192S Sumy , formerly USCGC Ocracoke (WPB-1307) is an Island Class Cutter formerly belonging to the United States Coast Guard. She was homeported in Maine...
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    cultural identity in the area. In 1845, Ocracoke Island was transferred from Carteret County to Hyde County. Ocracoke benefitted from a modest shipping industry...
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    Ocracoke Historic District is a national historic district located at Ocracoke, Hyde County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 228 contributing...
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    Ocracoke Island Airport (FAA LID: W95) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Ocracoke, a town...
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    Fig cake (section Ocracoke)
    Mountains region of North America. It is also a part of the cuisine of Ocracoke, North Carolina, which has an annual fig festival.[citation needed] Fig...
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    parts of Kinnakeet Township and Hatteras Township in Dare County, and Ocracoke Township in Hyde County. Hatteras Island is known for sport fishing, surfing...
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    8 m) occurred on the Pamlico Sound side of Buxton and Ocracoke Village. The flooding on Ocracoke Island was the worst since Hurricane Gloria nineteen years...
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    while visitors were ordered to evacuate Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. Ferry service between Ocracoke and Cedar Island was suspended the evening of September...
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  • All five of the expedition's vessels ran aground at Wococon (present-day Ocracoke). Documents indicate that the ships carried various types of livestock...
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    to the northern end of the North Core Banks, across Ocracoke Inlet from the village of Ocracoke. The town lies in Carteret County, was established in...
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    an extreme measure. Before sailing northward on his remaining sloop to Ocracoke Inlet, Teach marooned about 25 men on a small sandy island about 5 km from...
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    was issued at that time, extending from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. Schools were closed in preparation for the storm...
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    the neighboring Ocracoke Island. North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco to the east and Ocracoke to the west (via...
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    appeared on the 1964 state highway map running from US 158 in Nags Head to Ocracoke. In 1976 NC 12 was extended to US 70 on the mainland and in 1987 was extended...
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    Stations Elizabeth City Emerald Isle Fort Macon Hatteras Inlet Hobucken Oak Island Ocracoke Oregon Inlet Wrightsville Beach Support center Elizabeth City...
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  • "Hoi Toider" English: traditional dialect of the Chesapeake Bay, Tangier, Ocracoke, the Outer Banks, Virginia Barrier Islands, etc. New Orleans English Philadelphia...
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    Hampton, Virginia on 19 November 1718. Maynard caught up with Blackbeard at Ocracoke Inlet off the coast of North Carolina on 22 November 1718. Most of Blackbeard's...
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    the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island, stretching over 70 miles (110 km), and is managed by the National...
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  • Mounted Boy Scout Troop 290 of Ocracoke, North Carolina, is one of the few mounted troops in the history of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The troop...
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  • Carolina Bicycle Route 7, the Ocracoke Option, connects Bike Route 2 near Wilson 170 miles (270 km) southeast to Ocracoke. The route passes through New...
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  • Lake Toxaway Lake Toxaway Manteo Neuse Forest Neuse River Ocracoke Ocracoke Inlet Ocracoke Island Roanoke Island Roanoke River Roanoke Canal Sauratown...
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    Long-distance telephone services were also cut off. Off the coast on Ocracoke Island, power and communications failed during the storm after the island...
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