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With its shallow inlets, North Carolina’s Outer Banks became a haven for many pirates during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 @ 2:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Blackbeard, if not a native son of the Bath area, was an adopted son with blood relatives living in the area. He had the trust of the local families. He organized a core of about 20 men from the Bath area. The majority of these men were connected by blood.
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:58 pm
By: Eugene Bowers Grant, Jr
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During the early 1700s, the Pirate Blackbeard terrorized the seas off the coast of North Carolina and became a notorious villain. His vessel, The Queen Anne's Revenge, was as equally infamous.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2013 @ 11:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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