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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.
Israel Hands, also known as Basilica Hands, [1] was an 18th-century pirate best known for being second in command to Edward Teach (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard. His name serves as the basis for the name of the villainous sidekick in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island.
Little is known about Blackbeard's early life. It is commonly believed that at the time of his death he was between 35 and 40 years old and thus born around 1680. [1] [2] In contemporary records his name is most often given as Blackbeard, Edward Thatch or Edward Teach. The latter is most often used because it is the form used in the dispatches ...
The Blackbeard Island white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus nigribarbis) or the Blackbeard Island deer, [2] is a very rare subspecies of the white-tailed deer that is endemic to Blackbeard Island, Georgia. [3]
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.
The parents of an 18-year-old high school graduate who fell overboard on a sunset cruise in the Bahamas have broken their silence. Cameron Robbins went on a trip to the Bahamas to celebrate his ...
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. Maynard's heavier ship hit a sand-bar and was stuck. Blackbeard then leashed a broadside at Jane. Meanwhile ...
St. Simons Island is the largest of the Golden Isles, with a permanent population of 12,743 as of the 2010 census. Reachable via the F. J. Torras Causeway, the Island is a tourist destination for its beaches, water sports, boating and fishing, golf, nature trails, historical landmarks, shopping, restaurants and nightlife.