Dive for Blackbeard’s treasure

A new book touts the idea that history’s most famous pirate, Blackbeard, was a native son of North Carolina. While historians debate just who Blackbeard was, there is no doubt that visitors can retrace his steps at several sites in North Carolina. The book, “The Last Days of Black Beard The Pirate,” discusses how he met his demise off Ocracoke Island and may be buried there.

For a limited time, visitors can dive on Blackbeard’s flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge. The North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Branch offers recreational divers with a unique, exciting, and historic diving experience of exploring the remains of what is believed to be Blackbeard’s flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge...[Citizen-Times.com]