Author : Robert K. Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625854358
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Book Synopsis The History of Fort Ocracoke in Pamlico Sound by : Robert K. Smith
Download or read book The History of Fort Ocracoke in Pamlico Sound written by Robert K. Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamlico Sound is one of the most storied bodies of water among North Carolina's Outer Banks. Early colonists to Roanoke Island used it for protection. Blackbeard the pirate was killed there in 1718, and General Washington relied on it for transportation in the Revolutionary War. It wasn't a surprise, then, that the Confederate bastion of Fort Ocracoke was built in those same waters. Said to be capable of mounting fifty guns, the fort was part of the coastal defense system of the state. After Union victories on nearby Hatteras Island, the fort was destroyed and its whereabouts lost for generations. Author Robert K. Smith led an archaeological mission to find the once lost fort and presents the harrowing story of its past and discovery for the first time.