Engagement Hill

Engagement Hill is a peak in Nags Head Township, Dare, North Carolina. Engagement Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood Old Nags Head Place, as well as near the hamlet Sound Side.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jockey’s Ridge State Park and USS Huron.

Jockey’s Ridge State Park

Park

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Jockey's Ridge State Park is a North Carolina state park in Dare County, North Carolina in the United States. Located in Nags Head, North Carolina, it covers a 427-acre area, and includes the tallest active sand dune system in the eastern United States.

USS Huron

Disaster remains

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USS Huron was an iron-hulled gunboat of the United States Navy. She was a screw steamer with full-rig auxiliary sail, built by John Roach & Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1873 to 1875 and commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 November 1875.

The Outer Banks Hospital

Hospital

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The Outer Banks Hospital is a critical access hospital located in Nags Head, Dare County on the Outer Banks. It is 60%/40% partnership of the ECU Health and Chesapeake Regional Healthcare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nags Head and Manteo.

Nags Head

Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nags Head is a city on the Outer Banks. Legend has it that the names comes from when pirates used to put a lantern around a horse's neck and walk along the beach.

Manteo

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Manteo is a town in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Much of the fun in visiting Manteo, as with most of the Outer Banks, is visiting during the summer.