So, nine people on Ocean Isle Beach died during Hurricane Hazel. Two Register children, Bucky and Sonya, survived Hurricane Hazel on the Island and were the only known survivors. Her body was never found after Hurricane Hazel. The six visitors from Highpoint all died during the Hurricane Hazel, and three of the Register family members also died during the hurricane, Madeline, Sherman, and Buddy. Before Hurricane Hazel, Gause’s Hill was twice as high. Six visitors to Ocean Isle Beach from Highpoint, North Carolina also decided to ride out the hurricane.Īs the ocean water met the Inland Waterway during the storm, the Register family tried to get to the highest spot on the Island which was Gause’s Hill. McLamb and wife Sibyl and one-year-old Teresa, vacated the island. The Register family decided to stay on the Island and ride out the storm. Only ten people lived on Ocean Isle Beach as permanent residents at the time – the Register family and the McLamb family. The houses were mostly on the east end of the Island and were built directly on the ground. There were 41 houses on the Island when Hurricane Hazel came ashore, including Manlon Gore’s house. The Atlantic Ocean met the Inland Waterway that day here at Ocean Isle. On October 15, 1954, the worst hurricane to ever to hit Ocean Isle Beach came ashore. The ferry operated until 1959 when a swing bridge was completed that year across the Inland Waterway. Shallotte Boulevard, also on the east end of Ocean Isle, is where Odell and Manlon Gore built a four-car ferry in 1950. These pilings were put there back in 1957 as an erosion control barrier for an old pavilion and realtor office built by Odell in 1955. Also on the east end of Ocean Isle in the surf today you will see remnants of pilings, especially at low tide. In 1950, Odell built an airplane landing strip on the east end of Ocean Isle, but bad wind drafts led him to later move the airport off the Island. Hale Beach was divided into three separate beaches – Little Beach on the east end, Gause’s Beach in the center, and Brooks Beach on the west end. Prior to 1949, this beach was called Hale Beach, named after Hale Swamp near here. In 1949, Odell and his wife Virginia gave this beach the name Ocean Isle Beach. Odell was elected to the NC legislature in 1947 and from there was able to spearhead Ocean Isle Beach growth. Manlon’s son, Ed Gore, soon focused on developing Sunset Beach while Odell focused on Ocean Isle Beach.
Odell Williamson was originally in partnership with Manlon Gore, but Manlon and Odell soon parted ways, dissolving the partnership. These tracks of land were owned by various families, including the Brooks family, the Stanley family, the Gore family, and especially the D. In 19, Odell Williamson began purchasing tracks of land that eventually comprised Ocean Isle Beach.
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