The History of Fort Ocracoke in Pamlico Sound - (Civil War) by Robert K Smith (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Pamlico Sound is one of the most storied bodies of water among North Carolina's Outer Banks.
- About the Author: Robert K. Smith has been a diver for more than thirty years and was an archaeological technician on the Blackbeard Shipwreck Project.
- 272 Pages
- History, United States
- Series Name: Civil War
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Book Synopsis
Pamlico Sound is one of the most storied bodies of water among North Carolina's Outer Banks. Early colonists to Roanoke Island used it for protection. Blackbeard the pirate was killed there in 1718, and General Washington relied on it for transportation in the Revolutionary War. It wasn't a surprise, then, that the Confederate bastion of Fort Ocracoke was built in those same waters. Said to be capable of mounting fifty guns, the fort was part of the coastal defense system of the state. After Union victories on nearby Hatteras Island, the fort was destroyed and its whereabouts lost for generations. Author Robert K. Smith led an archaeological mission to find the once lost fort and presents the harrowing story of its past and discovery for the first time.About the Author
Robert K. Smith has been a diver for more than thirty years and was an archaeological technician on the Blackbeard Shipwreck Project. In 1996, Robert founded SIDCO, a nonprofit archaeological dive team, dedicated to the study of historic shipwreck and submerged sites in North Carolina water for the express purpose of education and display. He has since lead ten shipwreck investigations throughout the state.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.27 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Series Title: Civil War
Publisher: History Press
Theme: State & Local
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert K Smith
Language: English
Street Date: March 23, 2015
TCIN: 1005014017
UPC: 9781626199033
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-8689
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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