tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post5735279715258310757..comments2024-03-28T17:33:32.921-04:00Comments on Ocracoke Island Journal: Early PilotsPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-22850760853700732242011-07-05T07:54:45.926-04:002011-07-05T07:54:45.926-04:00Anon (11:41), you are correct about pilots and nat...Anon (11:41), you are correct about pilots and native Ocracoke names. Life on Ocracoke in the 18th century was certainly difficult. I am guessing that many of those early pilots (or their families) just couldn't take it...and moved away. By the mid-1800s the community was larger and more stable (by then there was a schoolhouse, a church, and several small stores), with better connections with the mainland and other ports on the east coast.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-60917640104950260072011-07-04T11:41:33.228-04:002011-07-04T11:41:33.228-04:00It's interesting to study the lists of pilots ...It's interesting to study the lists of pilots through the years, looking for native Ocracoke names. In the 1734 list, only three of seven pilots had native Ocracoke names - Jackson, Howard, and Gaskins. (Dixon is a Portsmouth name.) In the 1773 list, five of eight had native names - Williams, Bragg x2,Gaskins, and Styerin (Styron). In the 1850 list, all but one had native names.(Salter is Portsmouth and south.) Philip, I would appreciate having your corrections and amplifications.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-56958302897929347122011-07-04T08:00:11.871-04:002011-07-04T08:00:11.871-04:00The Outer Banks is a long, narrow (and dynamic) sa...The Outer Banks is a long, narrow (and dynamic) sandbar off the coast of North Carolina. Inlets frequently open or close as the result of storms and hurricanes. The only inlet that has been continuously open since Europeans began keeping records is Ocracoke Inlet. Hatteras Inlet and Oregon Inlet were both created during a severe storm in 1846. The tidal creeks on Ocracoke between the village and the north end are almost certainly remnants of old inlets. <br /><br />A perusal of old maps of the Outer Banks reveals the ever-changing size and shape of the islands off our coast.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572532603071469799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-25654235642572614482011-07-03T17:07:54.112-04:002011-07-03T17:07:54.112-04:00What does it mean when an inlet "opens?"...What does it mean when an inlet "opens?" Was Hatteras connected to the mainland or to another island before that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-87454444575676903432011-07-03T11:23:29.932-04:002011-07-03T11:23:29.932-04:00Interesting & very thorough answer to my quest...Interesting & very thorough answer to my question. Time is such a precious gift... Thank you for being so generous with yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559692.post-87685409456005049382011-07-03T10:30:09.839-04:002011-07-03T10:30:09.839-04:00Gee, back in 1715 perhaps they too suffered had UN...Gee, back in 1715 perhaps they too suffered had UNfunded mandates. Perhaps NEWS traveled slowly back then, thus compliance with a new rule lacked enforcement and an unwillingness to act accordingly. Oh my, so little has changed today. Also, this supposed threat of unlicensed pilots-- why would a customer not ask to see the license, why would they be willing to hire an unlicensed pilot?? it all goes back to a lack of enforcement of the rule. Once again I am confused--1715 new rule then in 1773 they complain about un fair competition sixty years later ---they start complaining about unfair competition six decades after the fact ?? What no UNION--- are they trying to repeal the law or what how to they reek to remedy the situation???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com