Anchor Management - OBX

11/14/2024

History of making history.

11/14/2024

11/04/2024

150 Years of Service

10/22/2024

GHOST FLEET OF THE OUTER BANKS

For centuries due to storms, shifting inlets, and capes, ships have been wrecking and running aground off the coast of the Outer Banks. World Wars I and II also led to a number of shipwrecks off the coast including over two dozen sunken by German u-boats in WWII. There are an estimated 3,000 shipwrecks off the coast earning this region of the Atlantic Ocean the nickname 'Graveyard of the Atlantic'.

Over the years large chunks or small pieces of the vessels have been washed onto the shore with the waves and some such as the Metropolis, can be seen as the sands shift. Divers, snorkelers, and even kayakers can view some wrecks such as the "Marble wreck" at False Cape, resting less than 100 yards offshore and the Mexicano, the 270 ft wreck sitting 140 ft offshore at Currituck Beach. Some of the shipwreck stories have a sad ending like that of the Metropolis, losing 85 lives that day.

The attached map, courtesy of the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island was reprinted from a map that originally appeared in a 1969 issue of National Geographic Magazine. This map plots over 500 ill-fated ships that lie forever anchored in the Atlantic coastal sea floor. A classic shipwreck map of one of the graveyards of the Atlantic.

🗺️ https://gis.darecountync.gov/gisday/2020/

10/07/2024

10/07/2024

10/07/2024

On Thursday, October 3, 2024, the Town of Duck premiered the mini-documentary, “Winged Horses of the Outer Banks” and introduced the newest addition to the [Read More]

10/07/2024

Shifting sands reveal all!

09/06/2024

A copper earring unearthed by First Colony Foundation archaeologists at Roanoke Island’s Elizabethan Gardens was almost certainly

08/31/2024

Few visitors to the Outer Banks realize that 163 years ago these same islands were battlefields.

On August 28, 1861, the Union army launched an attack on the Confederates at Fort Clark, just near Hatteras Inlet. Outnumbered, the Confederates retreated to Fort Hatteras, hoping to find refuge. But the Union saw an opportunity and began their assault on the fort the very next day, August 29th. After hours of relentless bombardment, the Confederates surrendered, marking a significant victory for the Union.

This battle is a powerful reminder of North Carolina's role in the Civil War and the importance of perseverance. Within two years, although the war was raging in places like Vicksburg and Gettysburg, the Outer Banks became a quiet duty station for the Union troops. The clashes of war had moved elsewhere. Just like the waves of the ocean, the waves of war had washed over the Outer Banks. In 1864 the Union decommissioned Fort Clark and moved the remaining soldiers to Fort Hatteras. By 1867 even they were gone.

You can read more about the Civil War on the Outer Banks here: https://www.nps.gov/caha/learn/historyculture/civilwar.htm

📸 Fort Hatteras wartime sketch, ARW

08/28/2024

𝐀 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟓𝟖𝟕 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬
Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 5pm to 8pm
In 1587, English colonists came to Roanoke Island. A Night of 1587 Pumpkins is an event at which we attempt to light 1,587 jack-o-lanterns. The evening will consist of trick-or-treating, contests, and of course, pumpkins! Everyone is encouraged to come in costume to enjoy the festivities.
Learn more about this and more upcoming events:
www.elizabethangardens.org

08/28/2024

On this day in 1587, John White left the colony on Roanoke Island 35 days after arriving. After arriving on the island and being informed the privateers would not take them any further north, the colony had attempted to make do. However, with murder of George Howe and rising tensions between the English and Natives, the colony needed help.

It was decided Governor John White would return to England with the privateers. White would leave behind his daughter, son-in-law, and newborn granddaughter Virgina Dare to make the voyage. He would never see them or any of the other colonists again. After departing, it took the ships months to get back, arriving in England in November. Just two months later, England was at war with Spain and John White was left with no way back to his colony.



Image Description: A man in period clothing sits in a boat waving to a group of people as he departs.

📷: Still of Victor Garber as John White from "American Playhouse: ROANOAK"

08/21/2024

30 DAYS TO 2024 OBX JEEP INVASION!!!

08/21/2024

Our main fundraiser is just over THREE WEEKS away! We're still looking for teams, hole sponsors, and raffle items! Please contact [email protected] if you'd like to play, sponsor, or donate to this year's event. Proceeds benefit Outer Banks Relief Foundation, Inc., Beach Food Pantry, and Room in the Inn.

08/21/2024

08/19/2024

August 18 is an important date here at Fort Raleigh and for many reasons. This date is most recognizable as the birthdate of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World in 1587. However, August 18, 1590, also represents a different kind of birthday: the beginning of the Lost Colony mystery.

When John White arrived back on Roanoke Island 3 years after being sent back to England for supplies and help, the site that greeted him was strange. A palisade (wall) had been built around the colonist's homes, but the houses were gone. There was no sign of a fire or a major storm leading to the destruction of the homes, they had simply disappeared. The only clues to the whereabouts of the 117-person colony were the letters CRO carved into a nearby tree and the word CROATOAN carved into part of the palisade.

John White's following attempts to locate the colony were unsuccessful. Even now, 434 years later, the fate of the 117 colonists remains an enduring mystery. What do you think happened to the Lost Colony?



Image Description: An engraving of four men in period clothing looking at the word "CROATOAN" carved into a nearby tree.

📷: Design by William Ludwell Sheppard, Engraving by William James Linton, 1876 (New York Public Library Digital Collections)

08/13/2024