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History With Hud

History with 'Hud': How Masonboro Inlet evolved from pirate hangout to party spot

Matthew Huddleston,

July 3, 2025

History with 'Hud': Remembering famous pirates who once ruled the Cape Fear coast

Matthew Huddleston,

May 9, 2024

Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship

Associated Press,

November 5, 2019

NC's highest court hears arguments about Blackbeard flagship

Associated Press,

May 16, 2019

Historian: Blackbeard's death a result of unlawful act

Associated Press,

August 16, 2018

Sign linked to Blackbeard gone from North Carolina island

Associated Press,

August 13, 2018

Exhibit at North Carolina Maritime Museum brings Blackbeard to life

WWAY News,

June 8, 2018

Blackbeard's flag to fly on ferries in NC's Outer Banks

Associated Press,

April 6, 2018

Researchers found a 300-year-old piece of a book page (left) in the wreckage of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge. (Photo: NC Department of Cultural Resources)

Booty and books: New evidence of pirates' interest in both

Associated Press,

January 15, 2018

CAPE FEAR HISTORY & MYSTERIES: Birth of Blackbeard

WWAY News,

October 12, 2017

New pirate-themed brewery coming to 4th Street Firehouse

Justin McKee,

September 23, 2017

Judge: Lawsuit about Blackbeard shipwreck can continue

Associated Press,

March 29, 2017

Blackbeard's ship fundraising group dissolves amid lawsuits

WWAY News,

March 31, 2016

Bill to governor addresses NC shipwrecks, public records

WWAY News,

August 11, 2015

NC lawmakers enter legal battle over Blackbeard's ship

Allyson Lorick,

July 30, 2015

Shipwreck-hunting company sues NC over Blackbeard's ship

WWAY News,

July 27, 2015

Another cannon raised from Blackbeard's ship

Allyson Lorick,

October 28, 2014

Explore with George: Queen Anne's Revenge Exhibit

Taylor Yakowenko,

August 1, 2014

Artifacts from Blackbeard's ship at Tryon Palace

WWAY News,

January 3, 2014

MARKING HISTORY: Blackbeard Loses His Head

Tim Buckley,

November 27, 2013

Crews raise two more cannons from Blackbeard's ship

WWAY News,

June 20, 2013

Andrea's approach cancels research trip to Blackbeard's shipwreck

Holden Kurwicki,

June 6, 2013

This Day in NC History: Blackbeard was killed

WWAY News,

November 22, 2012

Divers to mark end of Queen Anne's expedition

WWAY News,

October 19, 2012

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History with 'Hud': How Masonboro Inlet evolved from pirate hangout to party spot

History with 'Hud': Remembering famous pirates who once ruled the Cape Fear coast

Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship

NC's highest court hears arguments about Blackbeard flagship

Historian: Blackbeard's death a result of unlawful act

Sign linked to Blackbeard gone from North Carolina island

Exhibit at North Carolina Maritime Museum brings Blackbeard to life

Blackbeard's flag to fly on ferries in NC's Outer Banks

Booty and books: New evidence of pirates' interest in both

CAPE FEAR HISTORY & MYSTERIES: Birth of Blackbeard

New pirate-themed brewery coming to 4th Street Firehouse

Judge: Lawsuit about Blackbeard shipwreck can continue

Blackbeard's ship fundraising group dissolves amid lawsuits

Bill to governor addresses NC shipwrecks, public records

NC lawmakers enter legal battle over Blackbeard's ship

Shipwreck-hunting company sues NC over Blackbeard's ship

Another cannon raised from Blackbeard's ship

Explore with George: Queen Anne's Revenge Exhibit

Artifacts from Blackbeard's ship at Tryon Palace

MARKING HISTORY: Blackbeard Loses His Head

Crews raise two more cannons from Blackbeard's ship

Andrea's approach cancels research trip to Blackbeard's shipwreck

This Day in NC History: Blackbeard was killed

Divers to mark end of Queen Anne's expedition

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