Welcome to Duck North Carolina where most people come to go to the beach,
but there is a more dangerous history of Duck North Carolina,
and I'll be getting into it soon, but first let me tell you a little bit about Duck.
The main reason people come to duck is of course the beach. I could sit and watch the waves for
hours here, and read a book, but I like to go in swimming when the weather's a little warmer.
Today is kind of a cold day in early April. I'll even try to go surfing now and then, although I
have to admit I'm not very good, but it's fun to try. It's just good to get in the water,
and when you decide it's time to get off the beach, and get something to eat
there are a lot of my favorite places to eat, such as Duck Donuts, Cravings,
the Duck Deli, Fish Bones raw bar and restaurant, and of course the Sunset Grill and raw bar.
Duck is also a great place to ride your bike. It's a very
bike friendly town. So let's take a ride through Duck.
A lot of people come to Duck North Carolina to walk along the boardwalk and visit all the
shops they have by the water. The view on the sound is spectacular and you can find
everything from ice cream, gifts, souvenirs, you name it, you can find it along this boardwalk.
They even place maps in strategic places along the boardwalk,
so you can locate your favorite restaurant or shop or you can just walk along and enjoy the view.
Now the history of Duck really starts with World War II. It seems that the German
U-boats were actually sinking ships right off the Atlantic coast. The Navy needed to train pilots
so that they could perform their missions and help win the war. Of course navy dive bombers needed
training before they would actually be sent into combat. So how would they get this training? Well
the Navy came up with an idea, on April 23, 1941, the Navy acquired a large piece of land in duck,
about 176 acres of land that they would use for a target range, so the navy pilots could practice
dropping bombs and munitions. This facility became known as the Duck Target Facility and the Navy not
only used this facility during World War II, but they continued to use this facility until 1965.
Behind me is the old navy bombing range where navy pilots used to take
practice runs at dropping their munitions. There's got to be a lot of unexploded munitions behind me.
This therefore there are warning signs everywhere warning people not to walk here. These warning
signs tell you to recognize, retreat, and report if you see anything that looks like old munitions,
and these signs can be found along the road. All along the former bombing range.
Now the town of Duck is very serious about this. They've even put out a trifold that explains all
of this and the history of the bombing range. So when you come to Duck, if you're in the water near
this bombing range and you see something that looks like it might be ammunition or something
that has not exploded, please report it because it is dangerous. Now part of this old bombing range
is used by the Army Corps of Engineers for their field research facility. Now that the
sun's is setting over the sound, it's time for me to say goodbye. I hope you have enjoyed this video
and if you have hit that subscribe button and I'll see you in another video. Bye.