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Portsmouth was a remote fishing and shipping village located on the north end of Portsmouth Island in far eastern Carteret County, North Carolina.

The town was established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971. Prior to the Civil War, ships often stopped at Portsmouth to transfer cargo to smaller vessels that could navigate the shallow waters of Pamlico Sound. During the summers, people often visit the island via ferry and stay overnight in cabins.

More info: en.wikipedia.org

Portsmouth Island, North Carolina (ghost town)

Portsmouth was a remote fishing and shipping village located on the north end of Portsmouth Island in far eastern Carteret County, North Carolina.

The town was established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971. Prior to the Civil War, ships often stopped at Portsmouth to transfer cargo to smaller vessels that could navigate the shallow waters of Pamlico Sound. During the summers, people often visit the island via ferry and stay overnight in cabins.

More info: en.wikipedia.org

Portsmouth Island, North Carolina (ghost town)

Portsmouth was a remote fishing and shipping village located on the north end of Portsmouth Island in far eastern Carteret County, North Carolina.

The town was established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971. Prior to the Civil War, ships often stopped at Portsmouth to transfer cargo to smaller vessels that could navigate the shallow waters of Pamlico Sound. During the summers, people often visit the island via ferry and stay overnight in cabins.

More info: en.wikipedia.org

Portsmouth Island, North Carolina (ghost town)

Portsmouth was a remote fishing and shipping village located on the north end of Portsmouth Island in far eastern Carteret County, North Carolina.

The town was established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971. Prior to the Civil War, ships often stopped at Portsmouth to transfer cargo to smaller vessels that could navigate the shallow waters of Pamlico Sound. During the summers, people often visit the island via ferry and stay overnight in cabins.

More info: en.wikipedia.org

Cape Hatteras, NC

Finnish architect Matti Suuronen designed this UFO shaped dwelling in 1968, initially for use as a ski-cabin or holiday home. The idea behind the design reflects the optimism of the 1960s. At the time, people believed technology could solve all problems for the human race. The ideal was of a new era, a space-age, where everybody would have more leisure time to spend on holidays away from home. The Future house was completely furnished and could accommodate 8 people.

It was constructed entirely out of reinforced plastic, a new, light and inexpensive material back then. The plan was to mass-produce it, so it would be cheap enough to house all people around the earth. Because it was so lightweight, it was easily transportable by helicopter. Mobile living was the new possibility for the future! People could take their moveable home with them, to wherever they went, and live like modern nomads. Unfortunately the 1973 oil crisis spoiled all these plans. Prices of plastic raised production costs too high to be profitable as its aesthetics were not above those of a conventional house. Thus, only 20 were ever built. Source: www.nikiomahe.com/