Duck in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Powder Ridge Club

Photographed by Kevin W., July 15, 2014

1. Powder Ridge Club Marker

Inscription. This club stands as one of the last traces of Duck's rich waterfowl heritage. Built by Wall Street brokers in the 1920's and operated through the 1940's. Distinctive to this club was a unique set of whalebones adorning the front; garnering it the nickname "The Whalebone Club." Betty and Duck Braithwaite purchased the club and it became known as Duck's Cottage. Their children preserved it as a testament to the great era of waterfowl hunting along the shores of the Carrituck Sound.

Erected 2002.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Sports.

Location. 36° 10.194′ N, 75° 45.406′ W. Marker is in Duck, North Carolina, in Dare County. It can be reached from Duck Road (State Highway 12), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in front of Duck's Cottage. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1240 Duck Road, Kitty Hawk NC 27949, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Field Research Facility (approx. ¾ mile away); Caffey's Inlet, U.S. Lifesaving Station No. 5 (approx. 3.7 miles away); Take a Boy Fishing in North Carolina (approx. 5½ miles away); Monument to a Century of Flight

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(approx. 5½ miles away); Thomas J. Jarvis (approx. 6.6 miles away); Weeping Radish (approx. 7.2 miles away); Wright Brothers' Memorial (approx. 8.1 miles away); Kill Devil Hills Fire Rescue Memorial (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duck.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Currituck Sound (was approx. 5.7 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . About Duck's Cottage. A brief history of the building. "For most of its existence the Club stood right on the shores of the Currituck Sound and a distinctive pair of crossed whalebones graced the peak." (Submitted on July 19, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Photographed by Kevin W., July 15, 2014

2. Powder Ridge Club Marker

The Whalebone Club image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 19, 2014

3. The Whalebone Club

Immediately inside the Duck's Cottage Coffee Shop is this historic photo of "The Whalebone Club" showing the namesake whale bones above the entrance. The year it was taken is unknown.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,178 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 19, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.