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OBX: Pirates and Blackbeard

Ocracoke, where Blackbeard died in 1718. Homes a walk from Springer's Point and the water they call Teach's Hole.

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Adam Norko
Curator. Lives on the Outer Banks.

Ocracoke only, and the page says why. Every listing names Springer's Point. Not a ranking.

Edward Teach was killed in the water off Ocracoke in November 1718, in a channel the island still calls Teach's Hole. He had been anchored there. The live oak woods above the shore, Springer's Point, is where the story ends, and it is a nature preserve now that you can walk into from the village.

Five homes, all from Ocracoke Island Realty, all a walk from Springer's Point per their listings. Here is the honest part: managers on this coast almost never write the word Blackbeard on a listing. They write Springer's Point, and that is the same place. When a manager on Hatteras or in Beaufort writes the history into a listing, they go on this page.

Browse here5 homes, 1 management company, one reason to be on the same page.
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The homes

Ocracoke Island Realty

Mattie Midgette Cottage (CR17)

Ocracoke, NC · Ocracoke Island Realty
Sleeps 53 BR
Listing: a short walk to the lighthouse, Springer's Point Nature Preserve, or Silver Lake Harbor.
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Found on Ocracoke Island Realty's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Ocracoke Island RealtyPreview from Ocracoke Island Realty's listing

Point Of View (CR01)

Ocracoke, NC · Ocracoke Island Realty
Sleeps 73 BR
Listing: explore the waters of nearby Springer's Point Nature Preserve.
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Found on Ocracoke Island Realty's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Ocracoke Island RealtyPreview from Ocracoke Island Realty's listing

Mary Fisher Cottage (CR12)

Ocracoke, NC · Ocracoke Island Realty
Sleeps 63 BR
Listing: a pleasant walk to Springer's Point, the lighthouse, and Silver Lake Harbor.
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Found on Ocracoke Island Realty's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Ocracoke Island Realty

The Simpson House (CR06)

Ocracoke, NC · Ocracoke Island Realty
Sleeps 73 BR
Listing: near the lighthouse, a stroll to Silver Lake Harbor and Springer's Point.
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Found on Ocracoke Island Realty's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Ocracoke Island Realty

Live Oak Cottage (CR56)

Ocracoke, NC · Ocracoke Island Realty
Sleeps 21 BR
Listing: a short walk or bike ride to Springer's Point and the lighthouse.
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Found on Ocracoke Island Realty's site. Facts per the listing, September 2026.
Where the story is written down

Managers on Hatteras and the Crystal Coast write Blackbeard into their blogs, not their listings, so their homes are not here. Beaufort's maritime museum holds the artifacts from the wreck believed to be Queen Anne's Revenge.

  • Springer's Point Preserve, Ocracoke: source, NC Coastal Land Trust
  • NC Maritime Museum, Queen Anne's Revenge, Beaufort, NC: source, state project