On U.S. 264 1 mile west of Middle Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.
Ca. 1857
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The Octagon House is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m299930) HM
On U.S. 264 1 mile west of Middle Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Octagon House
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1978
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m299928) HM
Near Lighthouse Road 0.3 miles west of Irvin Garrish Highway (State Highway 12), on the right when traveling south.
The first lighthouse at Ocracoke Inlet was the 1798 Shellcastle Rock lighthouse located on an island in the inlet. In such a location—defenseless against storms, tides, and winds—the lighthouse was often inoperative when needed most. . . . — — Map (db m114469) HM
On British Cemetery Rd., on the right when traveling north.
These gravesites contain the bodies of four British seamen. Their ship, the armed trawler HMS Bedfordshire, was on loan to our Navy by Great Britain to help protect our shores during the early days of World War II.
On May 11, 1942 the . . . — — Map (db m38781) HM
Near Pilottown Circle north of Irvin Garrish Hwy (State Highway 12), on the right when traveling north.
(front)
Fort Ocracoke
The remnants of Fort Ocracoke are submerged in Ocracoke Inlet, 2 miles to the west – southwest, toward Portsmouth Inlet. The last of possibly four forts on Beacon Island, the mostly earthen Fort Ocracoke was . . . — — Map (db m191345) HM WM
On Lighthouse Road west of Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
Originally constructed in 1823 and expanded in 1929, the Ocracoke Keepers’ Quarters serves as the heart of the Ocracoke Light Station. It is within these walls that the Ocracoke Lighthouse Keepers lived along with their families while stationed . . . — — Map (db m256654) HM
On Pilottown Circle at Irvin Garish Highway (State Highway 12), on the left when traveling north on Pilottown Circle.
In the spring of 1942, German U-boats prowled the ocean off the Outer Banks and sank freighters at will. By June, they had sunk 397 merchant vessels and the area earned the name “Torpedo Junction”. In October, the US Navy responded by building a . . . — — Map (db m191344) HM
On Pilottown Circle north of State Highway 12, on the right when traveling south.
Technically part of the mainland, Down East is a larger peninsula made of several smaller peninsulas. Down East communities were once settlements that emerged on the high ground between marches. Small bridges spanning creeks still define . . . — — Map (db m212218) HM
On State Highway 12, on the right when traveling south.
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) HM
On NPS Road at Water Plant Road, on the left when traveling north on NPS Road.
Cisterns have traditionally been used on Ocracoke to collect rainwater runoff from island homes. Before public water was introduced in 1977, they were the only source of fresh water for drinking and household use on the island. wooden gutters . . . — — Map (db m212220) HM
Near Lighthouse Road west of Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Ocracoke Keepers Quarters was constructed along with the lighthouse in 1823 to support work and family life. The house was expanded to a “double keepers quarters” in 1929 to provide living space for 2 separate families.
Maintaining one of . . . — — Map (db m256660) HM
In the 1800s Ocracoke had several working windmills. This stone came from the mill located near the entrance to Silver Lake, a area still known today as Windmill Point.
Donated by Paul and Irene Mosher. — — Map (db m212863) HM
Near NPS Road near Water Plant Road, on the left when traveling north.
Ocracoke has been a fishing community since prehistoric times, when Croatan Indians fished these waters with hand-woven nets, or weirs, and speared fish out of wooden canoes. They gathered clams ad oysters in the tidal flats, trapped diamondback . . . — — Map (db m212860) HM
On Lighthouse Road west of Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
Before you stands the oldest functioning lighthouse in North Carolina, and one of the oldest in North America. Constructed in 1823, the Ocracoke Lighthouse guides mariners through the important Ocracoke Inlet. For over 200 years, the 75 foot-tall . . . — — Map (db m256656) HM
This solid oak ship's rudder was found in July 1997 at the South Point of Ocracoke. National Park Service personnel and state officials documented and stabilized the artifact. Identity of the ship is unknown, but it is believed to be from the . . . — — Map (db m212864) HM
On Loop Road 0.1 miles east of Lighthouse Road, on the right when traveling east.
Springer’s Point, the highest point of land on Ocracoke Island with an adjoining channel and deep harbor, has played an important role throughout the island’s history. Archaeological evidence indicates that Late Woodland Algonkian Indians fished and . . . — — Map (db m256662) HM
The Blanche is a traditional Ocracoke deadrise fishing boat, built in 1934 for Stacy Howard ad named for his daughter, Blanche Howard Jolliff. Master boat-builder Tom Neal began the work, and it was finished by Homer Howard, who added a rounded . . . — — Map (db m212861) HM
On Lighthouse Road at Irvin Garrish Highway (North Carolina Route 12), on the left when traveling south on Lighthouse Road.
1900—Land purchased by the Ocracoke Lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows from James and Zilphia Howard.
1901—The upper floor of the main section was used as the meeting room for the Odd Fellows Lodge and the lower flower was . . . — — Map (db m237882) HM
On Irvin Garrish Highway (State Highway 12) east of Ocracoke Village.
[western face:] U.S. Navy Beach Jumpers
Loop Shack Hill
Advanced Amphibious Training Base, Ocracoke (AATB)
December 1943 to January 1946
In December 1943, the U.S. Navy Section Base became the Advanced Amphibious Training . . . — — Map (db m29973) HM WM
On Irvin Garrish Highway (State Highway 12), on the left when traveling south.
U.S. Revenue Cutter in War of 1812. Patrolled Ocracoke Inlet. Escaped British ships offshore, 1813, to deliver warning of threat to New Bern. — — Map (db m67238) HM
On Irvin Garrish Highway (North Carolina Route 12) at Pilot Town Circle, on the right when traveling west on Irvin Garrish Highway.
There is so much to see and do at this southernmost island of America’s first national seashore.
Visit our Discovery Center to learn more about the island and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The building is open daily during the summer – hours . . . — — Map (db m256663) HM
On Water Plant Road at NPS Road, on the left when traveling east on Water Plant Road.
Ocracoke Inlet is the only North Carolina inlet that has remained open since European contact. During the colonial period it was the primary gateway for goods transported between the mainland, England and other colonies.
Because of its . . . — — Map (db m191346) HM
On Pilottown Circle north of State Highway 12, on the right when traveling south.
Ocracoke is an overwhelming step back in time, a mix of old traditions and community spirit infused with a steady flow of visitors from around the world. No community loves a good story more than Ocracoke, and locals can tell a tale with great . . . — — Map (db m212919) HM
On U.S. 264 at Highway 94, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 264.
Largest natural lake in N.C. Center of an Indian reservation, established 1715. Twice drained and farmed. Wildlife refuge since 1934. One mile N. — — Map (db m57011) HM
