The Pirate Years (1690 to 1720) at Ocean Isle Beach Between 1690 and 1720, pirates operated freely off Ocean Isle Beach—especially three pirates—Sam Bellamy, Stede Bonnet, and Edward Teach. One pirate who looted over 50 ships from his vessel Whydah, was Sam Bellamy,...
The Plantation Years (1721 to 1774) at Ocean Isle Beach In 1720, both pirates and Indians were virtually eliminated from the Ocean Isle Beach area. Most of the pirates were hanged in 1720 in Charleston, and most of the Cape Fear Indians had left the area during the...
