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Wow, avant-garde,
What a creepy, intriguing story. I'd probably be afraid of taking a tour, even if it was offered during day light hours. Thanks. :)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on July 31, 2006 at 4:51 PM
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Isa
Yes, all is well today. Just your normal routine and feeling tired from working a 24.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 27, 2006 at 11:47 AM
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ms bradock
Thanks. I think so.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 27, 2006 at 11:47 AM
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Wiley
It is an interesting place, and I'm not impressed by too much.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 27, 2006 at 11:47 AM
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Cee
I'm sure she has. Those sea towns are crawling with spirit activity.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 27, 2006 at 11:46 AM
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Justi
Yes, it is one of a kind. There are a lot of things that hail from North Carolina.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 27, 2006 at 11:45 AM
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Blanche
Yes, you have the right place. I'm not familiar with the individual islands, though. A festival you describe does take place there.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 27, 2006 at 11:42 AM
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sannhet
That would an interesting one to watch!
posted by
avant-garde
on July 27, 2006 at 11:41 AM
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Isa
I never was that interested in them. But, I was fascinated to discover that there had been a haven for them where we are going.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 27, 2006 at 11:41 AM
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just checking in...
hope all is well with you:)
posted by
Marshallengraved
on July 27, 2006 at 3:36 AM
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avant,
Interesting stuff you are sharing here...
posted by
ms_bradrock
on July 27, 2006 at 2:46 AM
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avant-garde
How interesting, I really have to get down your way one day
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 26, 2006 at 9:52 PM
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How interesting!
I'm going to ask my personal psychic (for real), who goes to the Carolinas quite often, if she's ever had any experiences there........
Cee
posted by
LadyCeeMarie
on July 26, 2006 at 8:51 PM
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Avant Garde
It is said that Black Beard was caught and was to hang in Charleston and so many women went out protesting they let him go. There have been some very bizzare things happen around there up into the 90s that I know about. It is a strange state if you ask me.
posted by
Justi
on July 26, 2006 at 6:12 PM
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Avant Garde, If it isn't Chincoteague Island, I'd be very curious to know
if there is another island just like it. From what I remember of the book, Misty of Chincoteague, the horses were remnaants of a shiipwreck that thrived as a wild herd. The herd was culled every few years by swimming the horses across to another island. That sounds very similar.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 26, 2006 at 2:41 PM
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Avant -
Maybe those guys (and girls) from TAPS on the Sci-Fi Channel would come down and investigate!
posted by
sannhet
on July 26, 2006 at 12:34 PM
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i was fascinated with pirates...
as a kid lol
posted by
Marshallengraved
on July 26, 2006 at 3:48 AM
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Blanche
I'm not sure. I'm going to do some reading today. Perhaps, there'll be something in there on that. I'll keep an eye out.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 1:00 AM
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Is that Chincoteague Island, Avant, that was one of my favorite books as a
kid. Misty of Chincoteague Island.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 26, 2006 at 12:38 AM
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Blanche
Just across the sound from it, not 1/2 mile, is Carrot Island. Spanish Gallions wrecked there in the 1500's and spilled their cargo onto the beach- Arabian horses. They stayed there and live to this day, swimming from island to island. If you're lucky, you can spot them grazing on the shoreline.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 12:33 AM
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It sounds very Gothic and romantic
posted by
Blanche.
on July 26, 2006 at 12:27 AM
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Blanche
Yes, that is one of the biggest mysteries about it. No one knows who built it. The style is reminiscent of The Bahamas, where pirates where known to frequent. When it was being renovated once, a beam in the floor read 1709. It was on maps in the 18th Century, used as a landmark. Hammock came from the word 'Hummuck', or small hill.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 12:25 AM
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Mason
I intend to. I need to update and get a good digital one.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 12:23 AM
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You said the house was built Bahamian style, Avant Garde, so I'm assuming
it has an open floor plan with a veranda. Now, I'm wondering where Bluebeard's house was.
posted by
Blanche.
on July 26, 2006 at 12:21 AM
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..fascinating! ...take along a camera!
posted by
MasonGarrett
on July 26, 2006 at 12:18 AM
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Blanche
Neither did I. But, in fact he was. It was a safe haven, given the Outer Banks did not allow large warships into its shallow sound.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 12:09 AM
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Avant, I had no idea Blackbeard was in the Carolinas
posted by
Blanche.
on July 26, 2006 at 12:06 AM
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Tanga
Yes, everyone in Beaufort knows of its reputation.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 12:04 AM
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Rumored
I haven't seen that one yet. I watch 'A Haunting' on TLC when it comes on, and 'Most Haunted' on Fridays. I'll keep an eye out for it.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 12:03 AM
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shelly
It is definitely alluring.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 12:02 AM
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bel
It is a very intriguing place. I drive by it just about every time I'm there.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 26, 2006 at 12:02 AM
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What a story!!
posted by
Tanga
on July 25, 2006 at 11:11 PM
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avant-..you dont by any chance pick up a tv program on cable or dish...
called "Creepy Canada" do you? It's all true stories of ghostly encounters ans strange occurrences, but it's all Canadian...
posted by
Rumor
on July 25, 2006 at 8:55 PM
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Very interesting!
posted by
shelly_b
on July 25, 2006 at 4:54 PM
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Awesome!!!!
posted by
bel_1965
on July 25, 2006 at 4:52 PM
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Whacky
Indeed, it is.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 4:03 PM
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OFFBEATS
Yes. I think they say his ship lies near Fort Macon, which is very near Beaufort. I'm very excited to be living there soon.
posted by
avant-garde
on July 25, 2006 at 4:02 PM
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Ohhhh! Creepy!
posted by
Whacky
on July 25, 2006 at 3:59 PM
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Avant
Wow...the place is haunted! I saw a documentary on Blackbeard a week or so ago. They believe they found his ship of the Carolina coast. He was awful though and the Queen's armadas took his ship down broad side. It was very interesting!
posted by
Offy
on July 25, 2006 at 3:24 PM
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