tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post4367903921071191615..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Shell PilePhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-61878213248929069462012-01-21T22:31:22.631-05:002012-01-21T22:31:22.631-05:00Philip--You really outdid yourself on that particu...Philip--You really outdid yourself on that particular newsletter. Thank you for your response. It was well worth a second read. In fact I just bookmarked it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-6251618223312814792012-01-21T08:32:05.577-05:002012-01-21T08:32:05.577-05:00Anon 10:21 -- I think your basic questions are ans...Anon 10:21 -- I think your basic questions are answered in my September 21, 2011 Ocracoke Newsletter, "Slavery on Ocracoke." <br /><br />The most thorough research on Shell Castle Island that I know of is a 2000 master's thesis (East Carolina University, Department of History) by Phillip Horne McGuinn, U.S. Naval Reserve, Public Affairs Officer, entitled, "SHELL CASTLE, A NORTH CAROLINA ENTREPôT, 1789-1820: A HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION."<br /><br />Unfortunately it is not in print, and I do not have a copy. It would be a wonderful addition to the Ocracoke Preservation Society library. Perhaps one of our readers can get a copy and donate it to OPS!Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-20667678003389249412012-01-20T21:46:04.628-05:002012-01-20T21:46:04.628-05:00Almost 9 hours from Ocracoke, high up on the first...Almost 9 hours from Ocracoke, high up on the first high mountain ridge since the Atlantic Ocean, is located a similar pile. Most of the shells are from Ocracoke, some brought up by our mutual friend David S. We have a pet cemetery, near by, couple of years ago when we were burying my nieces & nephew’s dog, I turned around and they had gone to the pile in the edge of the woods and brought shells to put around the grave. Like Toni from Ohio, 100 years from now shells will be found around here also. - Take Care, Nollie - Mtns of NCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-1497636355161002522012-01-20T11:55:13.699-05:002012-01-20T11:55:13.699-05:00I often wonder, living in the Ohio Valley as we do...I often wonder, living in the Ohio Valley as we do, what future generations will think when digging on our property they find our huge stash of shells. Will the think our land was once near the ocean?<br />Of course I know better but it kind of tickles my foolish side to think its possible that someone will.Toninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-54872600822824310912012-01-20T10:48:04.247-05:002012-01-20T10:48:04.247-05:00Those look like they are mostly clam shells - at l...Those look like they are mostly clam shells - at least they don't look like the oyster shells we shared last week!Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731263268662610474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-73395949541156116032012-01-20T10:21:16.514-05:002012-01-20T10:21:16.514-05:00Speaking of shells...I have always wondered how Sh...Speaking of shells...I have always wondered how Shell Castle Island got it's name. I could find very little on the web. Was it really composed of mainly shells--are there any remains--was there ever a castle? So many questions--perhaps in a future newsletter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com