Bodie Island Lighthouse Outer Banks NC - Susanne Van Hulst

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Bodie Island Lighthouse Outer Banks NC

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Susanne Van Hulst

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While some people (including North Carolinians not from the Outer Banks) pronounce the name with a long "o" sound, it is traditionally pronounced as body. This is derived from the original name of the area, which was "Bodies Island", after the Body family from whom the land was purchased.

Folklore would have you believe it is due to the number of dead sailors washed ashore from this portion of the Atlantic Ocean, which is known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic.

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