Friday, August 24, 2007

Exploration of the Core Sound area

· Giovanni da Verrazano who was from Florence, but was sailing for Francis I of France in 1524, is credited with being the first explorer to take note of the Cape Lookout area. His report back to Francis I spoke of a land of beauty and resources, and talked of the harbor at Cape Lookout as the best he had seen.

· Beaufort Inlet was originally Topsail Inlet

· Best deep water navigable inlet along the NC coast.

· The harbor at Cape Lookout was descried by Gov. Arthur Dobbs in 1756 as "the best and safest harbor from Boston to the Capes of Florida

· The Coree Indians, which are part of the Iroquoian Nation were the natives of the area around Cape Lookout. They had many problems with the white man right away. Indian Massacre in 1711 killed over 130 people. Retaliation was a death sentence for the Coree. They were eventually eliminated in fighting between local militias and the Coree.

· The Indians namesake is still here: Core Creek, Core Sound and Core Banks.