Topic: North Carolina

U.S. researchers raise cannon from Blackbeard's ship

Reuters US Online Report Science News - 119 days ago
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - Archeologists raised another cannon on Wednesday from the sunken wreck of pirate Blackbeard's legendary ship off the coast of North Carolina.The eight-foot (2.4-meter) cannon, which had rested at the bottom of Beaufort Inlet since the ship Queen ...
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North Carolina team to pull up pirate ship's anchor

Reuters US Online Report Science News - 279 days ago
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina archeologists will attempt to retrieve an anchor this week from the wreckage of the notorious pirate ship Queen Anne's Revenge -- just as its resurrected on the big screen in the new movie release of ...
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Skinwalkers Of North Carolina A True Story

hubPage - 498 days ago
In western North Carolina there are all kinds of strange and unusual stories and legends of beings living there that most people will tell you don't exist. One story that has been told over and over is that the state brought in ...

BlackBeard

Smithsonian - 918 days ago
It's late May 1718, and the good people of Charles Town, in the colony of South Carolina, are in an uproar. Edward Teach, nicknamed Blackbeard, is holding the city hostage. Everyone who was anyone knew about the villainous exploits of Blackbeard and ...

CONGRATS

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 919 days ago
The article lists the winners of the 2007 superhero stamp contest of the publication including Abigail H. of Alabama, Alyssa Marie T. of Illinois and Luke W. of North Carolina. NEWS BRIEFS o 0 r, 3 I I I An ancient Egyptian ...

Queen Annes Revenge

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 925 days ago
The article reports on the archaeological investigation of a shipwreck in the waters of North Carolina believed to be Queen Anne's Revenge, the flagship of Blackbeard the Pirate. The waters around North Carolina, often called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," have proved ...