Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Wikipedia
WebThe park was officially established as the first national seashore on January 12, 1953, and dedicated on April 24, 1958, and is currently co-managed with two other Outer Banks parks, Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on Roanoke Island. It is headquartered at Fort Raleigh.
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WebNov 3, 2021 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the nation’s first national seashore, was established in 1937 to preserve significant segments of unspoiled barrier islands along North Carolina’s stretch of the Atlantic Coast.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore - OuterBanks.com
WebThe Cape Hatteras National Seashore was officially established by Congress on August 11, 1937, and three years later, the park was renamed the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area to emphasize its intended purpose as a …
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WebSep 3, 2023 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the nation’s first national seashore, was established to preserve significant segments of unspoiled barrier islands along North Carolina’s stretch of coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Britannica
WebCape Hatteras National Seashore, scenic coastal area situated on Bodie, Hatteras, and Ocracoke islands along the Outer Banks, eastern North Carolina, U.S. The park, the country’s first national seashore, was authorized in 1937 and established in 1953.
WebAuthorized by Congress in 1937 when the Park Service was flush with New Deal funding and was using the young men of the Civilian Con-servation Corps (CCC) to develop hundreds of recreation parks across the country, Cape Hatteras should have been on the fast track for this new type of federal-park development.3 Yet the project stumbled for …
Park Archives: Cape Hatteras National Seashore - NPS History
WebFor thousands of years these barrier islands—North Carolina's Outer Banks—have survived onslaughts of wind and sea. Their long stretches of beach, sand dunes, marshes, and woodlands are set aside as Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
History & Culture - Cape Hatteras National Seashore (U.S. National …
WebJul 27, 2021 · The area now known as Cape Hatteras National Seashore has a long and rich heritage. The islands that make up the seashore have been home to Native Americans, farmers, watermen, enslaved people, lighthouse keepers, surfmen, and many others who continue to shape the heritage of the area.
WebIt was the first national seashore established to preserve significant segments of remote and unspoiled barrier islands and the associated plants, wildlife and coastal processes, and to provide diverse opportunities for resource-compatible outdoor recreation.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore | NCpedia
WebJan 1, 2006 · Authorized as the first national seashore by Congress in 1937, Cape Hatteras National Seashore was established in 1953 and formally dedicated in 1958. Land acquisition for the park was originally through voluntary donation and …
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