Monday, July 28, 2008

Outer Banks, NC (OBX)






The Outer Banks are a 200-mile (320-km) string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina. From north to south—Bodie Island, Roanoke Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island. They separate the Albemarle Sound and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean.


Corolla Lighthouse
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse



The Wright Brothers' first flights took place on the Outer Banks on December 17, 1903, at Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Brothers National Memorial Monument commemorates the historic flights.

Orville Wright

Wilbur Wright

Kill Devil Hills, NC
Circa 1902

First flight of the Wright Flyer I
Kill Devil Hills Life Saving Station
December 17, 1903

Kill Devil Hills, NC
Wright Brothers National Memorial
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Circa today

Admission: $4.00

Arabella
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Circa today
Features:
Oceanfront
10 Bedrooms/10 Bathrooms
Theater Room
Dunetop Deck
Heated, Private Pool with Hot Tub

Weekly Rate June 29-August 9, 2008: $13, 490

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