The question he posed: “Where do the names of the Outer Banks towns Duck, ... The name started showing up on maps of the Outer Banks in 1738, decades before the United States was born.

The original name for Ocracoke, for example, was probably Wococon — at least that’s how it was identified on a map in 1585, ... “Where do the names of the Outer Banks towns Duck, ...

North Carolina’s coast played home to its first settlements. These colonies, communities, villages and towns were also the among first to disappear, making them Outer Banks ex-towns! It&#8217… ...

The Netflix show "Outer Banks" is set in the fictional location of Kildare Island, North Carolina, but these real coastal towns have similar vibes.

A reader asked CuriousNC to investigate the origins of town names in the Outer Banks, specifically Duck, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Ocracoke. Here are the legends and true stories ...

The original name for Ocracoke, for example, was probably Wococon — at least that’s how it was identified on a map in 1585, ... “Where do the names of the Outer Banks towns Duck, ...