Latest Research Posts
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse–1859
A Spiritual Touchstone for the culture of the Banks and Downeast– Curt and Martha Salter, most every evening, would drive down to Shell Point at sunset to look across Barden’s Inlet to the touchstone of their lives. Like the rhythmn of a porch swing, the pulse of the Cape Lookout Light was a precious part Read more
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WORLD WAR II AND THE BANKS
Kept from the national public for fear of anxiety and panic, the locals–the Bankers–knew, and they did something about it…. Core Bankers and coastal citizens brought their knowledge and experience to the war effort. The Coast Guard and Navy benefitted especially from seaworthy and self-sufficient recruits. Many who served at Portsmouth, the Banks, and Cape Read more
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Core Banks has a Story to Tell us
Being a fellow “from off”, please allow me latitude as I relate the story the Banks and the C’ae bankers have been telling me. This is just a taste of the story I have accumulated but my hope is that it will be a fair partial representation of the Banks story. Where are the Core Read more
About The Cabin Culture of the Southern Outer Banks
A research effort to uncover and preserve the history of cabins, cabin life, and the owners/families who lived and played on the Southern Outer Banks from 1900-now.
Blog Research
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