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The Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 5,618 acres (2,274 ha) [1] National Wildlife Refuge located in McIntosh county in Georgia. The refuge was established to provide a nature and forest preserve for aesthetic and conservation purposes.
Edward Teach (or Thatch; c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies.
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck Albemarle Sounds (north) and Pamlico Sound (south) The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a 200 mi (320 km) string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States.
Ocracoke (/ ˈ oʊ k r ə k oʊ k / OH-krə-kohk) [4] [5] is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, within Hyde County, North Carolina. The population was 948 at the 2010 census. [6] In the 2020 census, the population had dropped to 797. [7]
Maynard caught up with Blackbeard at Ocracoke Inlet off the coast of North Carolina on 22 November 1718. Most of Blackbeard's men were ashore. While Maynard's party out-numbered the pirates three to one, Jane had no cannons and only small-arms to Blackbeard's ship up to eight cannons. Initially, Blackbeard maneuvered into shallower water.
[27] [17] With dissent rising amongst the pirates, Blackbeard allowed Bonnet to take command of the Revenge again. [17] Leaving the remaining vessels at Topsail Island, Blackbeard and Bonnet went ashore and journeyed to Bath, which was the capital of North Carolina.
Eden was featured as a character in the Hallmark Entertainment mini series Blackbeard, played by Richard Chamberlain.The film takes severe dramatic license, portraying Eden as the governor of New Providence, the island which is now the capital of the Bahamas, as opposed to his real occupation as the governor of North Carolina.
Prior to World War II, the only access to Topsail Island was by boat. Area residents frequently made this short trip to picnic and search for the pirate Blackbeard's rumored buried treasure. During World War II, the U.S. Navy took over the island and began a joint venture with Johns Hopkins University known as Operation Bumblebee. The waterway ...