Friday, October 28, 2011 11:09:13 AM
Quoting Wiki: "the only treasure so far recovered from Teach's exploits is the wreckage of the Queen Anne`s Revenge. In 1997, it was found and excavated,[111] and as of 2007 more than 15,000 objects have been rescued and preserved, some of which are on display at the North Carolina Maritime Museum.[112]"
Friday, October 28, 2011 9:53:44 AM
Blackbeard was sailing north from Charleston when his ship went aground in what was then known as Old Topsail Inlet, now Beaufort Inlet.
After being granted a pardon from North Carolina Gov. Charles Eden in June 1718, Blackbeard was killed five months later by members of the Royal Navy of Virginia at Ocracoke Inlet.