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Henry van Dyke Jr.
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For the American novelist, see Henry Van Dyke (novelist).
Henry van Dyke Jr.
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
In office
November 20, 1913 – January 15, 1917
President
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by
Lloyd Bryce
Succeeded by
John W. Garrett
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
October 15, 1913 – January 11, 1917
President
Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by
Lloyd Bryce
Succeeded by
John W. Garrett
Personal details
Born
Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr.
November 10, 1852 (1852-11-10)
Germantown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
April 10, 1933 (1933-04-11) (aged 80)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place
Princeton Cemetery
Spouse(s)
Ellen Reid
Parents
Henry van Dyke Sr.
Education
Poly Prep Country Day School
Alma mater
Princeton University
Princeton Theological Seminary
Occupation
Author, educator, minister, diplomat
Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (November 10, 1852 – April 10, 1933) was an American author, educator, and clergyman.[1]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Literary legacy
4 List of works
4.1 Short stories
5 Archival collections
6 References
7 External links
Early life[edit]
Van Dyke was born on November 10, 1852, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Henry Jackson van Dyke Sr. (1822–1891), a prominent Brooklyn Presbyterian clergyman known in the antebellum years for his anti-abolitionist views.[2] The family traced its roots to Jan Thomasse van Dijk, who emigrated from Holland to the North America in 1652.[2]
The younger Henry van Dyke graduated from Poly Prep Country Day School in 1869, Princeton University, in 1873 and from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1877.[3]
Career[edit]
He served as a professor of English literature at Princeton between 1899 and 1923. Among the many students whom he influenced was, notably, future celebrity travel writer Richard Halliburton (1900–1939), Editor-in-Chief, at the time, of the Princeton Pictorial.[4]
Van Dyke chaired the committee that wrote the first Presbyterian printed liturgy, The Book of Common Worship of 1906. In 1908–09 Dr. van Dyke was a lecturer at the University of Paris.
Henry van Dyke offering prayer at the 1913 Easter Sunrise Services in Riverside, California atop Mount Rubidoux
By appointment of President Woodrow Wilson, a friend and former classmate of van Dyke, he became Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1913. Shortly after his appointment, World War I threw Europe into dismay. Americans all around Europe rushed to Holland as a place of refuge. Although inexperienced as an ambassador, van Dyke conducted himself with the skill of a trained diplomat, maintaining the rights of Americans in Europe and organizing work for their relief. He later related his experiences and perceptions in the book Pro Patria (1921).[5]
Van Dyke resigned as ambassador at the beginning of December 1916 and returned to the United States. He was subsequently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received many other honors.
Van Dyke was a friend of Helen Keller. Keller wrote: "Dr. van Dyke is the kind of a friend to have when one is up against a difficult problem. He will take trouble, days and nights of trouble, if it is for somebody else or for some cause he is interested in. 'I'm not an optimist,' says Dr. van Dyke, 'there's too much evil in the world and in me. Nor am I a pessimist; there is too much good in the world and in God. So I am just a meliorist, believing that He wills to make the world better, and trying to do my bit to help and wishing that it were more.'"[6]
He died on April 10, 1933. He is buried in Princeton Cemetery.[7] A biography of Van Dyke, titled Henry Van Dyke: A Biography, was written by his son Tertius van Dyke and published in 1935.
Literary legacy[edit]
Illustration by Harry Fenn from Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land, 1908
Among his popular writings are the two Christmas stories, "The Other Wise Man" (1896) and "The First Christmas Tree" (1897). Various religious themes of his work are also expressed in his poetry, hymns and the essays collected in Little Rivers (1895) and Fisherman's Luck (1899). He wrote the lyrics to the popular hymn, "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" (1907), sung to the tune of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". He compiled several short stories in The Blue Flower (1902), named after the key symbol of Romanticism introduced first by Novalis. He also contributed a chapter to the collaborative novel, The Whole Family (1908).
One of van Dyke's best-known poems is titled "Time Is" (Music and Other Poems, 1904), also known as "For Katrina's Sundial" because it was composed to be an inscription on a sundial in the garden of an estate owned by his friends Spencer and Katrina Trask. The second section of the poem, which was read at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, reads as follows:
Time is
Too slow for those who Wait,
Too swift for those who Fear,
Too long for those who Grieve,
Too short for those who Rejoice,
But for those who Love,
Time is not.
(This is the original poem; some versions have "Eternity" in place of "not.")
The poem inspired the song "Time Is" by the group It's a Beautiful Day on their eponymous 1969 debut album. Another interpretation of the poem is a song entitled "Time" by Mark Masri (2009).[8]
In 2003, the same section of the poem was chosen for a memorial in Grosvenor Square, London, dedicated to British victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.[9] The poem is also used as the closing of the 2013 novel Child of Time, by Bob Johnson.
List of works[edit]
Short stories[edit]
Among The Quantock Hills, from Days Off and Other Digressions
Antwerp Road
The Art of Leaving Off, from Days Off and Other Digressions
Ashes of Vengeance (a half-told tale)
Beggars Under the Bush
Between The Lupin and The Laurel, from Days Off and Other Digressions
The Blue Flower
Books That I Loved as a Boy, from Days Off and Other Digressions
The Boy of Nazareth Dreams
A Brave Heart, from The Ruling Passion collection
The Broken Soldier and the Maid of France
A Change of Air
A City of Refuge
A Classic Instance
The Countersign of The Cradle
Days Off, from Days Off and Other Digressions
Diana and the Lions (a half-told tale)
A Dream-story: The Christmas Angel
The Effectual Fervent Prayer
The First Black Christmas
The First Christmas-Tree[10]
A Friend of Justice, from The Ruling Passion collection
The Gentle Life, from The Ruling Passion collection
A Handful Of Clay
The Hearing Ear
The Hero and Tin Soldiers
His Other Engagement, from Days Off and Other Digressions
A Holiday in a Vacation, from Days Off and Other Digressions
Humoreske
In the Odour of Sanctity
Justice of the Elements (a half-told tale)
The Keeper of the Light, from The Ruling Passion collection
The Key of the Tower
The King's High Way
The King's Jewel
Leviathan, from Days Off and Other Digressions
Little Red Tom, from Days Off and Other Digressions
The Lost Boy[11]
The Lost Word: A Christmas Legend of Long Ago
A Lover of Music, from The Ruling Passion collection
Lucifer's Virgin Body
The Mansion, Christmas story
Messengers at the Window
The Mill
The Music-Lover
The New Era and Carry On (a half-told tale)
The Night Call
Notions About Novels, from Days Off and Other Digressions
An Old Game
The Other Wise Man
Out-Of-Doors in the Holy Land
The Primitive and His Sandals (a half-told tale)
A Remembered Dream
The Return of the Charm
The Reward of Virtue, from The Ruling Passion collection
The Ripening of the Fruit
The Sad Shepherd, Christmas story
Salvage Point
A Sanctuary of Trees
Silverhorns, from Boy Scouts' Book of Campfire Stories
Sketches of Quebec
Some Remarks On Gulls, from Days Off and Other Digressions
Songs Out of Doors (Poems) small (duodecimo?) volume published by Scribner's, 1922
The Source
Spy Rock
Fighting For Peace
Stronghold
The Traitor in the House (a half-told tale)
The Unruly Sprite, a Partial Fairy Tale
The Wedding-Ring
What Peace Means
The White Blot, from The Ruling Passion collection
Wood-Magic
A Year of Nobility, from The Ruling Passion collection
Scribner's Sons published The Works of Henry Van Dyke, 16 volumes, in 1920; it is known as the Avalon Edition.[12]
Archival collections[edit]
The Presbyterian Historical Society has a collection of Van Dyke's sermons, notes and addresses from 1875 to 1931. The collection also includes two biographical essays and a poem from 1912.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "VAN DYKE, Henry". The International Who's Who in the World. 1912. p. 1043.
^ Jump up to: a b "Henry Jackson Van Dyke," National Cyclopedia of American Biography: Volume 7, New York: James T. White and Co., 1897; p. 291.
Jump up ^ "Poly Prep Grads Hear Dr. Van Dyke on Work and Play | School's Most Noted Alumnus Lauds Happy Memories at Annual School Exercises" (PDF). The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. June 8, 1929. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
Jump up ^ Richard Halliburton, His Story of His Life's Adventures As told in Letters to his Mother and Father (Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1940), letter, November 2, 1920, p. 65; also, December 6, 1920, p. 68.
Jump up ^ Pro Patria (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921)
Jump up ^ Midstream by Helen Keller, p. 233-234
Jump up ^ New Jersey Trivia. Rutledge Press. 1993. p. 113.
Jump up ^ Time, sung Live, by Mark Masri on YouTube – Live Performance, at Fallsview Casino, Canada. In the song, "Time", as sung by Mark Masri, the lyrics (compared to those written by Henry van Dyke) are written this way: "Time is too slow for those who wait, time is too swift for those who fear, time is too long for those who grieve, but for those who love, those who are loved, time is eternity".
Jump up ^ [1] Grosvenor Square Memorial Garden, London, UK
Jump up ^ Van Dyke, Henry. "The First Christmas Tree". Classic Short Stories.
Jump up ^ Van Dyke, Henry. The Lost Boy. ISBN 1516938895.
Jump up ^ Van Dyke, Henry. Works
External links[edit]
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Works by Henry Van Dyke at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Henry van Dyke Jr. at Internet Archive
Works by Henry van Dyke Jr. at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Biography at the Cyber Hymnal
'Little Rivers – Henry Van Dyke' Book Review on Stray Poetry
Index entry for Henry Van Dyke at Poets' Corner
Pennsylvania Center for the Book; Van Dyke, Henry
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, "At The Sign of the Balsam Bough", Oct 1895.
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Outer Banks
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The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck and Albemarle Sounds (north) and Pamlico Sound (south)
Aerial view of Outer banks (looking north), with ocean on the right and sound on the left
The Outer Banks (OBX) is a 200-mile-long (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. They cover most of the North Carolina coastline, separating the Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. The Outer Banks are a major tourist destination and are known around the world for their subtropical climate and wide expanse of open beachfront. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore has four campgrounds open to visitors.[1] The treacherous seas off the Outer Banks and the large number of shipwrecks that have occurred there have given these seas the nickname Graveyard of the Atlantic. The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is located in Hatteras Village near a United States Coast Guard facility and the Hatteras ferry.
The English Roanoke Colony—where Virginia Dare was born[2]—vanished from Roanoke Island in 1587. The Lost Colony, written and performed to commemorate the original colonists, is the second longest running outdoor drama in the United States and its theater acts as a cultural focal point for much of the Outer Banks.
The Wright brothers' first flight in a controlled, powered, heavier-than-air vehicle took place on the Outer Banks on December 7, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills near the seafront town of Kitty Hawk.[3] The Wright Brothers National Monument commemorates the historic flights, and First Flight Airport is a small, general-aviation airfield located there.
Contents
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1 Geography
2 Vegetation
3 Weather
4 Culture
5 Fishing
6 Communities
6.1 Currituck Banks
6.2 Bodie Island
6.3 Roanoke Island
6.4 Hatteras Island
6.5 Ocracoke Island
6.6 Core Banks
6.7 Bogue Banks
7 Parks
8 Notable residents
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
Geography[edit]
The Outer Banks is a string of peninsulas and barrier islands separating the Atlantic Ocean from mainland North Carolina. From north to south, the largest of these include: Bodie Island (which used to be an island but is now a peninsula due to tropical storms and hurricanes), Hatteras Island, Ocracoke Island, Portsmouth Island, and the Core Banks.[4] Over time, the exact number of islands and inlets changes as new inlets are opened up, often during a breach created during violent storms, and older inlets close, usually due to gradually sifting sands during the dynamic processes of beach evolution.
The Outer Banks stretch southward from Sandbridge in Virginia Beach down the North Carolina coastline. Sources differ regarding the southern terminus of the Outer Banks. Generations of North Carolina schoolchildren have learned that the term includes the state's three prominent capes: Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, and Cape Fear.[5][6] Other sources limit the definition to two capes (Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout) and coastal areas in four counties (Currituck County, Dare County, Hyde County,and Carteret County).[7] Some authors include Carteret's Shackelford Banks and Bogue Banks in their descriptions,[7] while others exclude Bogue Banks.[8] Still other references restrict the definition to the northern three counties of Currituck, Dare, and Hyde.[9]
The abbreviations OBX (Outer Banks) and SOBX (Southern Outer Banks) are modern terms used to promote tourism and to market a variety of stickers, t-shirts, and other items to vacationers. OBX, which originated first, is generally used in the northern Outer Banks. SOBX is used primarily in Carteret County, which is also known as the Crystal Coast.
The northern part of the Outer Banks, from Oregon Inlet northward, is actually a part of the North American mainland, since the northern inlets of Bodie Island and Currituck Banks no longer exist.[10] It is separated by the Currituck Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway, which passes through the Great Dismal Swamp occupying much of the mainland west of the Outer Banks. Road access to the northern Outer Banks is cut off between Sandbridge and Corolla, North Carolina, with communities such as Carova Beach accessible only by four-wheel drive vehicles. North Carolina State Highway 12 links most of the popular Outer Banks communities in this section of the coast. The easternmost point is Cape Point at Cape Hatteras on Hatteras Island, site of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
The Outer Banks are not anchored to offshore coral reefs like some other barrier islands and as a consequence they often suffer significant beach erosion during major storms. In fact, their location jutting out into the Atlantic makes them the most hurricane-prone area north of Florida, for both landfalling storms and brushing storms offshore. Hatteras Island was cut in half on September 18, 2003, when Hurricane Isabel washed a 2,000 foot (600 m) wide and 15 foot (5 m) deep channel called Isabel Inlet through the community of Hatteras Village on the southern end of the island.[11] The tear was subsequently repaired and restored by sand dredging by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It was cut off once again in 2011 by Hurricane Irene. Access to the island was largely limited to boat access only from August to late October until another temporary bridge could be built.
Vegetation[edit]
The vegetation of the Outer Banks varies. In the northeast part of the Outer Banks, from Virginia Beach southward past the North Carolina border to Oregon Inlet, the main types of vegetation are sea grasses, beach grasses and other beach plants including Opuntia humifusa on the Atlantic side and wax myrtles, bays, and grasses on the Sound side with areas of pine and Spanish moss-covered live oaks. Yucca aloifolia and Yucca gloriosa can be found growing wild here in the northern parts of its range on the beach. Sabal Minor palms were once indigenous to the entire Outer Banks, and they are still successfully planted and grown. Its current most northerly known native stand is on Monkey Island in Currituck County.[12][13]
From Cape Hatteras National Seashore southward, the vegetation does include that of the northeastern Outer Banks such as Sabal minor, Yucca aloifolia and Yucca gloriosa; however, the main vegetation consists of Cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto), which can be found in the north, although they are native in the southern part of the Outer Banks, specifically prevelent from Cape Hatteras and all points southward. Pindo palms and windmill palms are also planted widely throughout the Outer Banks; although, they are not indigenous to the area.
A wide variety of native plants can be found at the Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo on Roanoke Island.[14] The gardens are open year round, 7 days a week.
Weather[edit]
The Outer Banks have unusual weather patterns because of their unique geographical location. As the islands are jutted out from the eastern seaboard into the Atlantic Gulf Stream, the Outer Banks has a predisposition to be affected by hurricanes, Nor'easters (usually in the form of rain, and rarely snow or mixed precipitation), and other ocean-driven storms.
The winters are typically milder than in inland areas, averaging lows in the upper 30s and highs in the lower 50s, and is more frequently overcast than in the summer. However, the exposure of the Outer Banks makes them prone to higher winds, often causing wind chills to make the apparent temperature as cold as the inland areas. The summer months average lows from the mid-70s to highs in the upper 80s, depending on the time of the summer. The spring and fall are typically milder seasons. The fall and winter are usually warmer than areas inland, while the spring and the summer are often slightly cooler because of the moderating effects of being surrounded by water.
Although snow is possible, averaging from 3 inches in the north to less than 1/2 inch per year in the south, there are many times when years pass between snowfalls.[15] The majority of nor'easters are "born" off the coasts of the Outer Banks.
Culture[edit]
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras, North Carolina, June 2007
The Outer Banks were first settled by English European colonial settlers, many of whom still have descendants living on the islands to this day. Before bridges were built in the 1930s, the only form of transport between or off the islands was by boat, which allowed for the islands to stay isolated from much of the rest of the mainland. This helped to preserve the maritime culture and the distinctive Outer Banks accent or brogue, which sounds more like an English accent than it does an American accent. Many "bankers" have often been mistaken for being from England or Ireland when traveling to areas outside of the Outer Banks. The brogue is more distinctive the further south one travels on the Outer Banks, with it being the thickest on Ocracoke Island and Harkers Island.
Some residents of the Outer Banks, known as wreckers, made part of their living by scavenging wrecked ships—or by luring ships to their destruction. Horses with lanterns tied to their necks would be walked along the beach; the lanterns' up and down motion would appear to ships to represent clear water and a ship ahead; the unsuspecting captain would then drive his ship ashore following this false light.[16]
The islands are home to herds of feral horses, sometimes called "banker ponies," which according to local legend are descended from Spanish Mustangs washed ashore centuries ago in shipwrecks. Populations are found on Ocracoke Island, Shackleford Banks, Currituck Banks, and in the Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary.
Ocracoke was the last refuge of pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. It is also where the infamous pirate was killed November 22, 1718 in a fierce battle with troops from Virginia.[17]
The Outer Banks is home to Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria), the roasted leaves of which were brewed into a high caffeine beverage called black drink by the Native Americans. The Outer Banks may be one of the few places where it is still consumed.[18]
Fishing[edit]
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The Outer Banks offers a multitude of fishing options for tourists as well as locals.[19] There has been a long history of fishing in the Outer Banks, dating back to the end of the 17th century.[20] Pirates ravaged the coast for the majority of the 1600s, but once they were ridden, the local settlers used fishing as their lifeline.[20] Then, in the mid-19th century, large-scale commercial fishing erupted, mostly due to the construction of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, which simplified shipping methods for fishermen.[20] Saltwater fishing became the cash-crop of the Outer Banks, and blossomed it into a popular tourist destination.[20] In modern times, tourists will flock to the area just for the abundance of fishing opportunities.[19] Anglers, otherwise known as fishermen, have a wide range of fishing methods, some of these methods date back to when the first settlers arrived, to choose from in the Outer Banks.[20]
Fly fishing
This was brought about in the 1950s when modern fly fishing experts like, Joe Brooks and Jimmy Albright, were successfully catching a variety of gamefish on the flats of the Florida Keys and on the Currituck Sound, which is included in the stretch of the Outer Banks.[21] Modern fly fishers in the Outer Banks pursue a variety of gamefish from red drum, to marlin and tuna.[21]
Brackish fishing
This is a separate type of fishing than complete saltwater because of the abundance of new species that are able to live in brackish water.[22] The Outer Banks has multiple Sounds that receive water from the Atlantic Ocean and many North Carolina fresh-water rivers, creating an estuary for many types of fish including, striped bass, puppy drum, and speckled trout.[22]
Offshore fishing
Thriving in the Outer Banks, this is the type of fishing this area is known for.[19] Offshore fishing is the method of heading out to sea to the Gulf Stream, where giant species such as billfish, tuna and dolphin lurk.[23] Anglers can book charters or use their own personal boat, but a larger boat is necessary to reach the deep water where the big fish are prevalent.[19]
Inshore fishing
Guides local to the Outer Banks will often escort new anglers around the area to sounds and piers where they are guaranteed a catch.[24] Whether the customer is a novice or veteran with their fishing skills, the inshore guide is someone that is there to help.[24]
Pier fishing
The Outer Banks are one of the few coastal areas left with more than one fishing pier along the coast, so anglers attract to the area for an opportunity to pier fish.[25] Pier Fishing is an easy way for anglers to get a little off-shore mixed with some inshore fishing.[25] It is where fishermen can catch any type of fish they please, as long as it is the season for it.[25]
The Outer Banks are a popular destination for bottom fish like spot and mullet, these two types of fish are caught throughout the year.[26] The peak for fishing bottom and top water feeders is early to the middle of May.[26] If the angler is solely searching for top water fish, then late May and June would be the ideal time to fish, especially if they are searching for Mackerel.[26] In the offseason, or winter months, the true fishermen are out searching for Trout, Sea Bass, Bluefish, Bluefin Tuna, Oysters, King Mackerel, Bay Scallops, and Striped Bass.[23] In the spring, the popular catches are Grouper, Sea Trout, Sea Bass, Bluefish, Bluefin and Yellowfin tuna, Oysters, Snapper, Striped Bass, Red Drum, Croaker, Sea Mullet, King Mackerel, and Wahoo[23] Late Spring and the beginning of summer is the favored time for top-water fish to move into the coastal waters near the Outer Banks, because of the warming waters and the increased visibility in the water[26] The top water fish can see baitfish easily due to the decrease in murky water[26] Plus they will start to migrate back North as the coastal waters to the south become too hot, the waters farther North will warm to their desired temperatures.[26] Yet, in the prime tourist season of the summer, fishermen and many tourists have plenty of game options such as blue Marlin, White Marlin, Dolphin, Wahoo, Cobia, King Mackerel, Bluefish, Tuna, Flounder, snapper, Grouper, Spanish Mackerel, Crabs, Soft Crabs, Shrimp, Spot, Croaker, Sailfish, and Sea Mullet.[19] By the fall, most tourists have started to leave, but fishermen are still out searching for Snapper, Channel Bass, Bluefish, King Mackerel, Grouper, Tuna, Oysters, Striped Bass, Sea Mullet, Spot, Clams, Speckled Trout, Flounder, and Shrimp.[19] The prime season for fall fishing is late September to October 23.[26] Though the water is more turbulent and murky due to the strong northeast prevailing winds, there is still some big game fish left.[26] Most of these fish are vacating back to the South for the warm waters.[19] This makes it a prime time for smaller bottom fish who love to feed in murky, colder water.[26]
Communities[edit]
Towns and communities along the Outer Banks include (listed from north to south):
Currituck Banks[edit]
Sandbridge (VA)
Carova Beach
Corolla
Knotts Island
Bodie Island[edit]
Sunset over the Currituck Sound in Duck (2009)
The Bodie Island Lighthouse (October 2008)
Duck
Southern Shores
Kitty Hawk
Kill Devil Hills
Nags Head
Roanoke Island[edit]
Manteo
Wanchese
Hatteras Island[edit]
Sunset over Avon
Rodanthe
Waves
Salvo
Avon
Buxton
Frisco
Hatteras
Ocracoke Island[edit]
Ocracoke
Core Banks[edit]
Portsmouth Island
Bogue Banks[edit]
Atlantic Beach
Pine Knoll Shores
Indian Beach
Salter Path
Emerald Isle
Parks[edit]
Jockey's Ridge State Park
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Currituck Heritage Park
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
False Cape State Park
Fort Macon State Park
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Jockey's Ridge State Park
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Notable residents[edit]
Andy Griffith (1926–2012), actor[27]
Dennis Anderson, professional Monster Truck driver and creator of Grave Digger.
See also[edit]
Crystal Coast (Southern Outer Banks)
Hazard mitigation in the Outer Banks
Historic Albemarle Tour
Inner Banks
North Carolina Highway 12
Outer Banks Daredevils
References[edit]
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