Already populated with a mixture of settlers, sailors and businessmen, the town was officially established in 1752, and by 1770, was the largest European settlement on the Outer Banks. This was in part due to its proximity to Ocracoke Island, one of the major North Carolina shipping ports, as well as its support facilities, which were built and maintained to provide easier trade and shipping through the narrow inlets along the coast. The shipping industry along North Carolina thrived in the late 1700s and 1800s, and so did Portsmouth Island. It's estimated that by 1852, more than 66% of North Carolina's imported or shipped good passed through Ocracoke Inlet, by way of Portsmouth Island. The island, which boasted nearly 700 residents by 1860, was clearly thriving and was well on its way to being one of the most populated areas of the Outer Banks. Portsmouth Island took its first hit during the Civil War. As Union soldiers patrolled the North Carolina coast, attacking its most populous ports, they targeted Portsmouth Village, and a number of residents fled the island before they could be overcome by the onslaught of troops. In addition to this, a new inlet had just formed south of Hatteras Village due to an 1846 storm, and the wide Ocracoke Inlet that attracted so many shipping vessels was slowly starting to close. HOW TO USE A KINDLE HATTERAS LODGING HOW TO.

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