Dare County
31 places on the trail: 26 highway markers, 5 battlefields and state sites.
Before 1585
Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
- B-37COLINGTON ISLANDGranted to Sir John Colleton, Sept. 8, 1663. Colonized in 1665 by a company under Peter Carteret. Two miles W.
- B-69DASEMUNKEPEUCAlgonquian village at the time of Roanoke voyages. Home of leader, Wingina, slain by colonist, 1586. Abandoned in 1587, ...
- B-75JOACHIM GANSScientist; Jewish native of Prague. Led metallurgy experiments, 1585-86, at the first Roanoke colony near here. Part of ...
- B-60PORT FERDINANDORoanoke voyages, 1585-1590, based operations at inlet near here. Long closed, it was named for pilot Simon Fernandes.
The young state, 1790-1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- B-44ANDREW CARTWRIGHTAgent of the American Colonization Society in Liberia, founded the A.M.E. Zion churches in Albemarle area. His first chu...
- BB-4BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND
- BBB-3CONFEDERATE CHANNEL OBSTRUCTIONSWood pilings placed to stop Federal fleet in Croatan Sound, still visible at low tide. Remains are 2 1/2 mi. W.
- B-38CONFEDERATE FORTSFort Hatteras and Fort Clark, 2 miles s. west, fell to Union troops on Aug. 29, 1861, after two days of heavy naval bomb...
- BBB-2FORT BARTOWConfederate earth fort mounting nine guns. Bombarded by Federal fleet February 7, 1862. Earthworks 2 1/2 mi. W.
- B-64FORT BLANCHARDConfederate earth fort mounting four guns. Smallest on Roanoke Island. Surrendered on Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks are 300 y...
- B-52FORT FORRESTConfederate, mounting seven guns. Protected west side of Croatan Sound. Destroyed on Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks stood 1 mi...
- B-2FORT HUGERPrincipal Confederate fort on Roanoke Island. Mounted twelve guns. Surrendered Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks are 100 yards so...
- B-71FREEDMEN'S COLONYThe first refugee slave community in N.C. Est. in 1863 by Union troops. It operated until 1867 on land nearby, extending...
- BB-5NAVAL BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND
- B-50U.S.S. MONITORFought C.S.S. "Virginia" ("Merrimac") in first battle of ironclad ships. Lost Dec. 31, 1862, in gale 17 miles southeast....
- B-31WRECK OF THE U.S.S. 'HURON'Steamer ran aground on November 24, 1877, near here, killing 98. Tragedy led to improvements in U.S. Livesaving Service.
The New South, 1878-1929
- B-30'MIRLO' RESCUEA German submarine sank the British tanker "Mirlo" off coast nearby, Aug. 16, 1918. Coast Guard, led by J. A. Midgett, s...
- B-32BILLY MITCHELL 1879-1936Brigadier general of the Army Air Service, demonstrated air power by bombing battleships off coast, Sept. 5, 1923. Landi...
- B-66PEA ISLAND LIFESAVERSOnly U.S. Lifesaving Station manned by black crew. Led by Richard Etheridge, 1880-1900. Operated near here.
- B-26R. A. FESSENDENInventor, Pioneer in radio communication, conducted wireless experiments, 1901-02, from a station, 600 yds. S.W.
- B-4WRIGHT BROTHERSOn December 17, 1903, from site near foot of Kill Devil Hill, Orville and Wilbur Wright made first successful powered fl...
Modern North Carolina, 1930 on
Battlefields, sites and undated markers
- B-78CAROLISTA BAUM
- SiteGRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC MUSEUMMaritime history, transportation.
- BattleHATTERAS INLET BATTERIESOn August 26, an amphibious expedition led by Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler and Flag-Officer Silas Stringham, embarked from ...
- SiteOUTER BANKS HISTORY CENTERResearch, maritime history.
- BattleROANOKE ISLANDOn February 7, Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside landed 7,500 men on the southwestern side of Roanoke Island in an amphibio...
- SiteROANOKE ISLAND FESTIVAL PARKColonial history.