From the March 26, 2014, Goldsboro (NC) News-Argus "Shipwreck artifacts on display."
The Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site near Goldsboro will have a special exhibit from pirate Blackbeard's ship Queen Anne's Revenge from April 19 through May 24th.
Visitors will see cannonballs, platters, a gun flint and other onjects removed from the Queen Anne's Revenge. (Hopefully a cannon will accompany the exhibit.) The objects were on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean for almost 300 years after the ship was wrecked in 1718 during the Golden Age of Piracy.
In addition to being one of the oldest shipwrecks in North Carolina waters, it also offers insights into 18th century seafaring and the life of mariners (and Pirates, of course).
The artifacts are on loan from the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC, a repository for artifacts from the Queen Anne's Revenge.
Go See It. Captain Jack Would Be So Proud If You Go. --Cooter Arrrhhh!!!
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