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HISTORIC

Towns and Special Places

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• Close your curtains and blinds in
Beaufort – Voted America’s Coolest Small Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage NC Coastal Federation – Citizens working Sea turtles are endangered. They nest on because of artificial light sources, they are
Town! It’s the third oldest town in North Center, Harkers Island – Museum for people together for a healthy coastal environment. our beaches here on the Crystal Coast each often lost in dunes, streets and parking lots. oceanfront rooms at night so interior light
Carolina. Stroll waterfront docks, and view to learn and share about Core Sound history, See ad page 72. year. The turtle nesting season runs from Misdirected away from the ocean, they are does not shine on the beach.
sailboats and yachts at anchor. Historic crafts and heritage. Open daily. Gift shop. www.nccoast.org | 252-393-8185 May through September and hatchlings left weakened, dehydrated and vulnerable to • Remove recreational equipment, such as
tours, shopping and restaurants. Wild horses Free admission. See ad page 71. may emerge anytime from July through predators and vehicles. lounge chairs, umbrellas and tents from
roam the Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary www.coresound.com | 252-728-1500 NC Maritime Museum in Historic Beaufort November. The Loggerhead is the most the beach at night.
on Carrot Island across from the Beaufort North Carolina maritime history exhibits and common species found on Emerald Isle, • Use your natural vision and moonlight
waterfront. Fort Macon State Park, Atlantic Beach displays. Coastal environment and barrier but Green turtles, and even an occasional when walking on the beach at night.
Civil War fort is a historic landmark. Free island ecology. Special workshops and Leatherback, have laid documented nests. • If you encounter a turtle on the beach at
Beaufort Historic Site – Guided tours of admission. programs. night, remain quiet, still and at
authentically restored homes and buildings, Civil War reenactments on special weekends. www.ncmaritimemuseum.com | 252-728-7317 These gentle creatures date back 300 a distance. Human disturbances and
the Old Burying Ground and Beaufort’s Picnic area and bath house. www.ncparks.gov million years, making them one of the oldest flash photography may prevent her from
charming historic district. Visit the Mattie 252-726-3775 Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter – Rehabilitation animals on earth. The future of these reptiles nesting successfully.
King Davis Gallery, located in the historic facility cares for injured, sick and orphaned depends on beach habitat for egg incubation • Leave the tracks left by turtles
Rustell House, c. 1732, the oldest art gallery Hammocks Beach State Park – Miles native wild animals. www.owlsonline.org and the safety of the hatchlings as they undisturbed.
in Carteret County. of unspoiled barrier island beaches and 252-240-1200 energetically make their trip into the deep, • Obey all signs, and stay out of
www.beauforthistoricsite.org | 252-728-5225 maritime forests. blue sea. marked areas.
Daily passenger ferry in summer. The History Place, Morehead City – Historical
Cape Lookout Lighthouse & National See schedule page 23. research library. Carteret County artifacts, Sadly, the odds are against the survival of • Turtles may mistake trash as food, so
Seashore – The islands of Cape Lookout www.ncparks.gov | 910-326-4881 Civil War materials and genealogy collections. these hatchlings. One in 1,000 will live to please properly dispose of your garbage.
stretch 56 miles from Ocracoke to Beaufort www.thehistoryplace.org | 252-247-7533 reach sexual maturity at approximately 20 Through education and the cooperation of
Inlet. Take a day trip to beautiful remote Historic Swansboro – Waterfront views, years of age. The natural predatory dangers, beachgoers, local residents, coastal businesses
beaches. Watch wild horses and other quaint downtown filled with boutiques, Tryon Palace Historic Site & Gardens, New coupled with human interference, decrease and all levels of government, we must protect
wildlife. Great shelling. Be sure to bring water galleries, shops, antiques and restaurants. Bern – Colonial Governors’ palace and formal the survival rate of hatchlings reaching these ancient mariners who use the beach
and a picnic lunch for the day. Authorized See ad page 67. gardens. www.tryonpalace.org | 800-767-1560 adulthood. Artificial illumination on our habitat we all share.
passenger ferry service is available from the www.swansborochamber.org | 252-326-1174 beaches at night disorients them, and as • Minimize beachfront lighting during the www.seaturtle.org
waterfronts at Beaufort and Harkers Island. a result, prevents them from reaching the sea turtle nesting season by turning off,
www.nps.gov/calo | 252-728-2250 ocean. Instinctively, hatchlings are drawn shielding or redirecting lights away from
toward the lightest, most open horizon, and the beach.

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