how did kill devil hills get its name?

[Anarchist420]

was the alcohol said by the Conquistadors to be strong enough to kill the devil or something like that? that's what i heard, but i am not sure if that is true.

i am sorry that i am not sorry for posting this "inane" (as some would say) thread.

 

[Sinsear]

thread sucks

 

[JManInPhoenix]

found the answer on google in 2 seconds...

 

[SKORPI0]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_Devil_Hills,_North_Carolina

Name origin The name Kill Devil Hills dates back to the Colonial era. Shipwrecks were common at the time, and many of the ships were transporting barrels of rum. When a ship foundered, local wreckers would scavenge what they could of the ship's cargo before it sank, hiding their pilfered rum behind, and sometimes in, the same large sand dunes where the Wright Brothers would later perform glider tests, before flying their first plane from level ground nearby. Since rum was called "Kill Devil" by the English at the time the dunes became known as "Kill Devil Hills."[citation needed]

http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/north-carolina/kill-devil-hills

 

[dud]

was the alcohol said by the Conquistadors to be strong enough to kill the devil or something like that? that's what i heard, but i am not sure if that is true.

i am sorry that i am not sorry for posting this "inane" (as some would say) thread.

Why search for yourself when you can get others to do it for you?



This thread reminds me of another "special" and unique Anarchist thread:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2362085&highlight=

 

[Anarchist420]

anyway, i miss going to nags head every year and even what happened from getting hit by an econoline like the retard i am (liked the way my foot smelled from the cast and it was worthit just because of the way the cast was sawed off)... went nearly every year from 90 or 91 through y2k (except 92 and 94 when we went to myrtle beach). my dad was thinking about buying the house on 3411 VA Dare trail (forgot the cardinal direction and the name of the house) in 97, but then made the collossal mistake of deciding not to after his "money manager" told him to not to do so even though my dad knew his "money manager" was wrong... he was just trying to please the asshole and because my dad couldnt tell him no (my dad is a pussy, a lovable pussy, but a pussy nonetheless), we have been getting screwed to this day and my life will be nothing like it could've been.