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It is located in Dare County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , it had a population of 1,181. [ 3 ] Located at the widest part of Hatteras Island, it is the largest community on Hatteras Island both in terms of area and population, and is home to the island's schools and other major public buildings and offices.
Oxford is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 8,628 as of the 2020 census. [6] It is the county seat of Granville County. [ 7 ]
The Hatteras Histories and Mysteries Museum focuses on the possible fate of the inhabitants of the Roanoke Colony, who disappeared around 1587.Located in Buxton, North Carolina, the privately owned museum was opened in April 2010 by Scott Dawson, a historian and author of the 2009 book Croatoan: Birthplace of America.
Granville County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,992. [1] Its county seat is Oxford. [2]
Buxton Place is a historic plantation / farm complex and national historic district located near Inez, Warren County, North Carolina. The main house was built by John A. Waddell, an associate of Jacob W. Holt, starting about 1857. It is a two-story, double pile, Greek Revival / Italianate style frame dwelling. It has a low hipped roof and ...
North Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land.
Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina and is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. [2] [3] [4] It is the tallest lighthouse in the U.S. from base to tip at 210 feet. The lighthouse's semi-unique pattern makes it easy to recognize and famous.
Shelly Island was a sandy island which began forming around April 2017, as a sandbank in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Located off the tip of Cape Point in Buxton, North Carolina, the island was greatly reduced by the passage of Hurricane Maria in late September 2017. At its greatest extent, the crescent-shaped island measured around one ...