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THE GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC MUSEUM: 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC 27943 • (252) 986-0720

Open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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  • About

    • Location & Hours
    • The Museum
    • Sign up for updates
    • Friends of the Museum

      • Joining the Friends
      • Make a Donation
      • Gift Shop
      • Board of Directors
  • Programs
  • Education

    • Lessons and activities
      • 3rd grade
      • 4th grade
      • 8th Grade
      • Vocabulary list
      • N.C. Museum of History History at Home
    • Did You Know?
    • Videos
  • Contact
  • MariTimes

Did You Know?

A springboard into Outer Banks maritime history

Click on any question to learn more about the Outer Banks’ fascinating maritime history

DID YOU KNOW that Hatteras Island was the site of the first Union-won battle of the Civil War?
DID YOU KNOW that Hatteras Island was home to hotel De Afrique, North Carolina’s first safe haven for African Americans during the Civil War?
DID YOU KNOW that there are more than 2,000 shipwrecks off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, dubbed the Graveyard of the Atlantic?
DID YOU KNOW that pirates sailed Outer Banks’ waters?
DID YOU KNOW that 86 Allied vessels and four U-boats were lost off the Outer Banks during World War II?
DID YOU KNOW that the Outer Banks is made up of barrier islands that move?

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