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The Atlantic’s most notorious buccaneers once plied the waters off our coast and hunkered down in our mainland cities. We joined Carl Cannon, aka Blackbeard, during Beaufort’s annual Pirate Invasion

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The Atlantic’s most notorious buccaneers once plied the waters off our coast and hunkered down in our mainland cities. We joined Carl Cannon, aka Blackbeard, during Beaufort’s annual Pirate Invasion

NC Icons: A Pirate’s Life

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The Atlantic’s most notorious buccaneers once plied the waters off our coast and hunkered down in our mainland cities. We joined Carl Cannon, aka Blackbeard, during Beaufort’s annual Pirate Invasion to see his portrayal of the most infamous pirate of them all, and to learn more about the history of piracy on our shores.

This story was published on Oct 11, 2022

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