the maps and charts of the times found in dimming (1966), on NOAA/NOS-CERC 

 shoreline change maps dating from 1852, or, in the case of Caffeys Inlet, ac- 

 cording to data collected by Fisher (1962). The following inlets warrant 

 specific comment on their locations as shown in Figure 9. 



13. Rudee Inlet. The inlet shown at approximately 36°48' in several of 

 the very early maps (1585, 1590, and 1606) was located by position in relation 

 to geomorphic features rather than by latitude, since latitude was less ac- 

 curate for location purposes prior to the late 1700' s. The inlet was possibly 

 open in 1682 (Cumming 1966, figure on p 14); however, on a copy of a 1682 map 

 "Rudee" was written next to a lake which has the same general configuration of 

 Rudee Lake today. A history of Rudee Inlet after 1927 is given in Table 2. 



14. "Back Bay" Inlet at latitude 36°33'-34' (1590, 1606). On the 

 original maps , this inlet did not open into a large sound or bay but instead 

 appeared as a small indentation in the coastline. Comparing geomorphological 

 features and the mainland shoreline shows that this inlet sequence actually 

 existed just south of Back Bay, opposite Knotts Island. It was most likely 

 the precursor to Old Currituck Inlet which was shown in later years as having 

 closed at approximately this location (1833, 1861 (Colton) , 1865, 1882); the 

 1882 map states that Old Currituck Inlet closed in 1775. 



15. Caffeys Inlet at latitude 36°15' ■ Early mention of this inlet in 

 a report by the North Carolina Fisheries Commission Board (1923, p 33) shows 

 that the inlet was open for a short time between 1780 and 1800. The location 

 can be deduced from the text to be south of Currituck Inlet, but no map was 

 included in the report. 



16. Dunbar (1958, p 218) placed the inlet at approximately 36°13' , 

 calling it Carthys Inlet and showing it open from at least 1798 to 1811. He 

 concluded that the inlet opened at the site of Trinity (e) Harbor (1585-?) and 

 that the same location was later called South Inlet (1808, 1833, 1861), though 

 the inlet had actually closed by that time. 



17. Fisher (1962, p 90) shows Caffeys Inlet to be north of the town of 

 Duck at 36°15' and open from 1770 to 1811, maximum. He bases this location 

 on the existence of a large, relict, flood-tidal delta feature which he felt 

 was a more likely site than the relatively narrow segment of the island at 

 36°13' where the Caffeys Inlet Coast Guard Station is now located. Fisher's 

 location is shown in Figure 9. 



18. The Price-Strother map of 1808 shows an unnamed inlet at 36° 11', 



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