What really happened in Blackbeard’s final battle on Ocracoke? Find out...

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Are the history books correct about what happened when Blackbeard met his demise off Ocracoke Island at the hand of British Royal Navy Lt....

Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree slated for Oct. 27 & 28

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Ocracoke Island will celebrate colonial life in the 1700s with a living history encampment and the Battle of Ocracoke during Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Friday,...

The further adventures of real-life pirates Mary Read, Anne Bonny revealed...

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To read about Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree activities, click here By Connie Leinbach North Carolina author Bill Furney wants to give pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny their due. The...

Pirates to carouse, battle at Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree this weekend

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For Ocracoke news, click here The island is preparing for yet another pirate invation this Friday to Sunday (Oct. 27 to 29) for the Blackbeard’s Pirate...

The Smithsonian features Ocracoke’s Blackbeard 300th anniversary

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To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here  Ocracoke Island gets on a lot of lists, and now it has landed on a Smithsonian Institution...

OcraCats find Blackbeard’s cat

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To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here. “Ahar, Chester!” says Blackbeard from beyond. “You’re me newest mate for me ship!”    Eighty feline hopefuls from...

Ocracoke events Oct. 22 to 28; Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree kicks off...

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Ocracoke has a big weekend coming up starting Thursday night--Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree honoring the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard's demise off Ocracoke on Nov. 22,...

The truth about Blackbeard’s Flag

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The popular Blackbeard flag flown today was never Blackbeard’s flag, according to irrefutable evidence. If the notorious pirate captain saw it, he wouldn’t know whose it was. Likely, he would have thought the design to be unnecessarily elaborate.

Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Oct. 25 to 28 to spotlight 300 years...

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To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach In 300 years since his demise, Blackbeard has become the best-known pirate in history, and...

Blackbeard exhibit on view in Hatteras museum

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HATTERAS— An infamous pirate has once again staked claim to land along the Outer Banks. The North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort has installed its...