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Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, was recently discovered where it sank just off the coast at Fort Macon, NC. Divers are currently recovering artifacts. You can see some of the ship's cannon balls in the Maritime Museum. |
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Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, was recently discovered where it sank just off the coast at Fort Macon, NC. Divers are currently recovering artifacts. You can see some of the ship's cannon balls in the Maritime Museum. |
| Have you ever seen a round boat? This type of boat has been used by people all over the world, even Native Americans. | 
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Want to go for a ride? After all this is a car - a Life Car! This was used to rescue four to nine people from a sinking ship. |
| Shoreline whaling was a profitable industry. From one whale you could get 39 barrels of whale oil and 854 pounds of whalebone from which you could make such objects as corset stays, hoops, umbrellas, buggy whips, and combs. |  |