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| North Carolina (Hyde County), Ocracoke — B-35 — Lake Company | | | Josiah Collins, Sr., and
partners drained part of
100,000~acre tract near
Lake Phelps with 6~mile
canal, completed 1788;
mouth 2 mi. southeast. — Map (db m11404) | | North Carolina (Hyde County), Ocracoke — B-43 — Lt. Robert Maynard — ··· | | | Of the Royal Navy. Sent
by Gov. Spotswood of
Virginia, in the sloop
"Ranger," killed the pirate
Blackbeard off shore, 1718. — Map (db m11403) | | North Carolina (Hyde County), Ocracoke — B-55 — Ocracoke Lighthouse | | | Oldest N. C. lighthouse
still in service. Erected
1823 to serve Ocracoke
Inlet trade. 75 ft. tall.
Located 4/10 mile S. W. — Map (db m11521) |
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