Black+Beard

Black Beard was the most famous pirate in history. Black Beard operated out of the island of Jamaica. He raid ships all over the Caribbean until the English sent the navy after him. English in 1717 offer a pardon to all of the pirates. In 1718 black beard sailed into the Pamlico Sound and surrendered to the North Carolina government. He bought a house in Bath, got married, and supposedly settled down. However he was unable to stop pirating, went out again, and soon was caught plotting his next move. Black Beard lost his head on November 22, 1718, at Ocracoke Inlet. One of black beard's ship was Queen Anne's Revenge. Black beard was said to have a tunnel they hid his loot. The tunnel was 180 feet from the creek to the house of Charles Eden who was thought to be friends with black beard.