OCRACOKE ISLAND
One colorful story on how this isolated island earned its name involves Blackbeard the pirate. Blackbeard and his crew were anchored near the island and on the run from the British Navy.
Resigned that a battle was imminent, Blackbeard called for the day to begin, pleading "Oh Crow Cock, O Crow Cock."
HAMPSTEAD
This one is sort of doubtful, but a great story nonetheless. After the American Revolution, General George Washington was on a tour of the new country. When he arrived at what is now Hamstead (near Wilmington), they were going to fete him with a shad bake. Unfortunately, the shad weren't running so they had ham instead.
Still, A Great Story. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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