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Super Saturday, 2009

The ocean Isle Beach Christmas Parade for more Ocean Isle videos, go to: www.OceanIsleHistory.com - created at animoto.com

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Cape Fear Indians from pre-history to 1520

The Native American Years, pre-history to 1520. The Cape Fear Indians hunted in the winter and farmed during the summer. They fished and gathered oysters and clams all year long. They grew corn and vegetables and they gathered fruits and nuts. Spanish explorers landed on the Brunswick coast in 1521. - created at animoto.com

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The Follow Me out of Ocean Isle Beach, NC

For more Follow me fishing results, go to: www.Followmecharter.com For more Ocean Isle videos, go to: www.OceanIsleHistory.com - created at animoto.com

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Coastal Carolina in the civil war

Most of the civil war action in Brunswick County was off-shore and in the Cape Fear river basin. Smithville (now Southport) and Wilmington were the centers of these land and water battles. Ironclads fought off-shore of the South Brunswick Islands. Tubbs Inlet was a key landing area for Confederate blockade runners. There are many ship wrecks just off shore of the Brunswick Islands. You can dive these wrecks today. - created at animoto.com

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The revolutionary war years in coastal carolina

Stamp act resistance in Brunswick County occured on Nov 28, 1765.The revolt at Brunswick Town led to England's stamp act on March 17, 1766. The first American victory against the English occurred in Brunswick County in February of 1776. General Francis Marion (the swamp fox)led many attacks against the British from Brunswick County swamps. Brunswick County supplied tar, pitch and turpentine to all European navies. The English bruned Brunswick Town to the ground during the war. - created at ...

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Pirates of the Carolina Coast

The Carolina pirate years were from 1690 to 1720. England was fighting both France and Spain. All three countries hired privateers to attack each other's ships. Many simply turned into priates. The Carolina sounds, inlets & rivers were hideouts for pirate raiders. Ocracoke and Little River provided harbor for sneak attacks out on the Gulf Stream - created at animoto.com

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