- reputation as an epicenter for fishing. Generations of families have operated fish houses, ocean-going and Pamlico Sound commercial fleets, and have turned to fishing as a primary pastime.
What is the nickname of Cape Hatteras?
The large number of ships that ran aground because of these shifting sandbars gave this area the nickname "Graveyard of the Atlantic." It also led the U.S. Congress to authorize the construction of the Cape Hatteras Light.