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Avon
is a community located in a section of the North Carolina Outer Banks
known as the Cape Hatteras National Shore in Dare County, on Hatteras
Island. Located ten miles south of Salvo and north of Buxton on Hatteras
Island. The town was renamed Avon from it original Indian name of Kinnakeet
by the U.S. Postal Service when a post office was established there in
1883.
Avon is avery popular vacation destination. There are plenty of rental homes available. Most all offer excellent views and good access to the beach. As with all Outer Banks locations, fishing is a popular vacation activity and Avon has a pier for your fishing pleasure.
The U.S. Life-Saving Service constructed the Little Kinnakeet Life Saving
Station in 1874. One of seven built on the Outer Banks to aid crews caught
in the rough, treacherous waters offshore. It remaining active, under
the Coast Guard from 1915, until decommissioned in 1954.
More Information and links for Avon NC Things to do, can be found at Avon
Beach NC Vacation Rentals and Vacation Guide.