Tag: Nags Head
Nags Head is a beach resort location on the Outer Banks of the state of North Carolina. People often use the names Nags Head and Outer Banks interchangeably, despite the fact that Nags Head covers only a few miles of the expansive barrier island chain properly known of as the Outer Banks. This is due to its status as the most heavily developed and frequented location along the Banks.
Early maps of the area show Nags Head as a promontory of land characterized by high sand dune visible from mile at sea. Tales of land pirate that lured ships ashore in stormy weather may be the possible origin of the town’s name. Or it may have been carried across the sea by English explorers who were reminded of a similar location of the English coast, a high point on the Isles of Scilly, the last sight of old England that the earlier explorer were to see on their voyage to the New World.
The true origin is obscured, but legend and lore insists that early 18th century bandits known as Bankers,…
