In North Carolina, the Atlantic’s most notorious buccaneers — from the fearsome Blackbeard to the “gentleman pirate” Stede Bonnet — left behind an aura of mystery and a spirit of daring and adventure.
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In the Beginning: A Look Inside the Oldest Church in NC
St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Bath is North Carolina’s oldest church. For nearly three centuries, people have come to pray, to remember, and to befriend.
Bath: North Carolina’s First Town
With enough imagination, you can see the Bath that Blackbeard saw when he sailed into North Carolina’s first town 310 years ago.
