The island was also once the site of the Monkey Island Hunting Club, which remains standing today.[2] The Monkey Island Hunting Club was incorporated in 1919 by a group of tobacco executives including George Hill, president of the American Tobacco Company and its Executive Vice-president Charles Penn. It was sold in 1974 and after a series of failed businesses came into the possession of US Fish & Wildlife Service.[3] A bell salvaged from a locomotive was used for many years to help members of local Hunt Clubs navigate the waters around Monkey Island on foggy days. The bell is currently on display in Historic Corolla Village.
Approximately half of the island is forested and has long supported a large colony of wading birds. It is currently the most northerly known native habitat of the Sabal minorpalm.[4][5] The island is often visited by deer that swim from at least a mile away.[6] It is located in Poplar Branch Township, Currituck County, North Carolina.
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April 11, 2024
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