![]() Whether you’re a history buff or a fishing enthusiast, or a kid who’s into pirates, there’s something for you at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum! Elle’s souvenirs- pieces of eight from Spanish ships that wrecked off the coast. Sable Island, a 44-km-long sand bar about 300 km east south east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is renowned for its wild horses. For me, the fishing traditions here are part of my heritage and one of the things I most want my kids to experience and appreciate. He then transitioned into commercial fishing and he’s been at it for the past 40 years. My dad started working as a mate on the famed Albatross fleet in the early 70’s. Little brother is famous!īoth my dad and my brother have worked their whole lives as fishermen in both the commercial and sport fishing worlds. Search the best Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum vacation deals & save more when you book your flight + hotel together. My little brother is featured in not one but two portraits by local photographer Daniel Pullen. My favorite part of the museum is the beautiful exhibit about commercial and sport fishing on Hatteras Island. Legend has it that she is the ancestor of the commonly found six-toed cats still found here today. But that isn’t true! A single six-toed cat was found alive onboard, and was carried ashore to Hatteras Island. They all say that the ship was found completely empty, and that the crew had vanished. Deering that most books and websites leave out. ![]() Deering) that met their end on the shoals off Cape Hatteras.Īs an aside, I’ll tell you a local legend about the Carroll A. They have artifacts from Blackbeard’s ship (the Queen Anne’s Revenge), from German u-boats sunk off the coast and other less famous ships (like the ghost ship Carroll A. ![]() Countless ships ran aground and broke apart on the shoals.Īll of these various aspects of the history of the Outer Banks can be explored at the museum. The shoals constantly shift with the currents and the tides, and in the old days ships were essentially “flying blind” while navigating these waters. ![]() This area is called The Graveyard of the Atlantic because of the number of ships wrecked off the coast here, mostly due to the shifting sandbars off the coast that hundreds of ships ran aground on before the days of radar and depth finders. The genesis of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum goes back to 1986, when Hatteras villagers decided it would make sense to have a facility to house artifacts from the wreck of the Civil War-era Monitor that had been discovered a decade earlier offshore their village. An advertisement from the early days of tourism on the island. There was a Civil War fort (Fort Hatteras, whose capture was the first Union Victory), a “hotel” for slaves headed north to freedom ( Hotel De’Afrique), Blackbeard the pirate was killed just south of Hatteras, and the whole area was a hotspot of German submarine activity during WWII. People come to the Outer Banks for the fishing and the undeveloped beaches, but in addition to being a world class resort area, there is a ton of interesting history. The building is built to look like a ship’s skeleton. My kids, even the tween who is sometimes unenthused, were impressed by the museum. It’s the sort of history that kids naturally take an interest in. I grew up in Hatteras, and I’m very proud of the fascinating history of the Outer Banks, with everything from pirates swashbuckling to World War II submarines patrolling the coast. I wanted to take my kids since we live here now. Deering, ship models and many other exhibits.The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is nestled between the ocean on one side and the ferry dock on the other at the southern end of Hatteras Island. These include artifacts from diverse sources: the "Lost Lens" from the first Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the Enigma machine from the U-85 (the first U-boat sunk by the Allies), Billy Mitchell's historic bombing achievements off the Cape Hatteras coast, the Union gunboat Huron, the famous Ghostship Carroll A. Interior construction continues behind the scenes while a section of the museum is open and a portion of its collections is on display. Please check the facility's website for the latest information before making a trip.Ī unique museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting the rich maritime history of the Outer Banks and the more than 2,000 known shipwrecks that rest off the Outer Banks. The Visiting Info shown below, if any, is always subject to change.
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