This looks out almost to where Teach's Hole is off of Ocracoke, where Blackbeard was killed. The sandbars were treacherous to navigate, so he took refuge in the hole, which was hard to get to. When the Navy came to attack him, the ran aground on the sandbars almost completely surrounding the hole. The Ocracoke Lighthouse is in the background.
Monday, August 3, 2009
This looks out almost to where Teach's Hole is off of Ocracoke, where Blackbeard was killed. The sandbars were treacherous to navigate, so he took refuge in the hole, which was hard to get to. When the Navy came to attack him, the ran aground on the sandbars almost completely surrounding the hole. The Ocracoke Lighthouse is in the background.
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