| 41. | President Clinton declared 50-mile-long Hatteras Island a disaster area and National Guard convoys ferried meals to the island.
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| 42. | Like Pea Island after the inlet separating it from Hatteras Island closed, the two joined areas have maintained their historical names.
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| 43. | Because Hatteras Island was almost entirely inundated with of water, many homes were damaged, with much destruction at Diamond City.
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| 44. | Researchers from the University of Bristol, UK have also been excavating on Hatteras Island in conjunction with the Croatoan Archaeological Society.
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| 45. | On November 22, about two months after the hurricane struck, Highway 12 and Hatteras Island were reopened to public access.
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| 46. | The island was originally formed around 1738, when New Inlet opened, separating Bodie Island from Hatteras Island to the south.
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| 47. | The bridge, the only connection between Hatteras Island and the North Carolina mainland, was closed for 3 1 / 2 months.
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| 48. | An evacuation order for neighborhoods in Nags Head, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills north of Hatteras Island was lifted this morning.
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| 49. | Except for a few villages on the islands, the national recreation area includes Ocracoke and Hatteras islands, and part of Bodie Island.
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| 50. | On Ocracoke Island, immediately south of Hatteras Island, flooding was widespread and the roughly 1, 000 islanders remained without power Wednesday.
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