15 Nov 2018
300th Anniversary of the Battle at Ocracoke - Remembering Lt. Maynard. The Royal Navy, under the command of 1st Lt. Robert Maynard, defeated the pirate Blackbeard in the waters off Ocracoke Island.
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30 May 2016
Have you heard? The June 2016 edition of Southern Living magazine has featured The Castle Bed & Breakfast as a recommended source of lodging. Noted as "full of character", Southern Living points out the wide variety of choices available to our...
3 Apr 2016
Celebrating 50 years of service to the community. The official OVFD celebration takes place today at an Open House from 2 to 4 PM. Join the volunteers and the entire Ocracoke community for a celebration at 822 Irvin Garrish Highway, commonly known as “the new...
11 Mar 2016
To talk about the The Castle on Silver Lake you have to begin with the story of the man behind the building. Samuel G Jones was born in the year 1893, on the mainland in Hyde County a native of Swan Quarter. He dropped out...
5 Nov 2015
2016 Ocracoke British Cemetery Ceremony Friday, May 13th at 11:00
During World War II, German U-boats traveled along the Eastern Seaboard. The United States accepted assistance from the British Royal Navy, who helped patrol coastal waters.
In May 1942, HMS Bedfordshire was destroyed by German submarine U-558...
