Talk:Beaufort, North Carolina

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[edit] Trivia

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• The book and movie by author Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember takes place in this town.

• The Beaufort High School "Seadogs" hold the North Carolina Boys High School basketball record. From 1959-1961, they won 91 straight games over three seasons, including three consecutive state basketball championships-NCHSAA (North Carolina High School Athletic Association). The seniors on the first state championship team of 1959 were Allen Autry, Sr., Larry Dudley (team manager) Sammy Merrill, Frank Potter and Leon Thomas.

• In 1996, the town became famous when it was reported that the famed pirate Blackbeard's ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge had been found. The ship had run aground in Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. The discovery has made Beaufort a fairly large tourist attraction for Carteret County.

Toddstreat1 19:24, 17 September 2007 (UTC)