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Albemarle Sound
Kitty Hawk, Currituck County, Camden County, Elizabeth City, Hertford, Edenton, Columbia, Plymouth
The Albemarle Sound, 55 miles from east to west, is the largest freshwater sound in North America. A favorite recreational fishing ground and a popular place for cruising, sailing and all water sports. It is also part of the IntraCoastal Waterway. For more info: Albemarle Sound
The Barker House
Edenton
The Barker House, 1782, was home of Thomas and Penelope Barker. Penelope presided over the famous Edenton Tea Party, 1774. Enjoy our bookshop, featuring books on historical, cultural and economic importance of North Carolina. ## The Edenton Historical Commission was established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1961 and re-created by the General Assembly in 1973. It's purpose is "to effect and encourage preservation, restoration, and appropriate presentation of the Town of Edenton and Chowan County, as a historic, educational, and esthetic place, to the benefit of the citizens of the place and the state and of visitors." (GS 143B-95) Their offices are located in the Barker House, built 1782 - the home of Thomas and Penelope Barker of Edenton Tea Party fame. historicedenton.org edenton.com/history/barker
Asa Biggs House
Williamston, Martin County
Civil War: Home of prominent politician and jurist Asa Biggs from 1835 to 1862. Biggs served in the U.S. Senate 1854-1858, becoming a Federal, then Confederate district judge. Built circa 1831, the historic Asa Biggs House was once home to 19th Century attorney, judge and later US Senator Asa Biggs. Over two-thirds of the renovations present on the house today were made during Biggs' residency. Owned by the Martin County Historical Society, the house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Martin County Travel & Tourism Authority & Visitor's Center and the Williamston Partnership for Revitalization occupy the home. Historic Asa Biggs House
Chowan Arts Council: A Century of Chowan Through Photographs
Edenton
A permanent exhibit depicting life in Chowan County from 1850 to 1954 and is located in the Swain School Building. This exhibit features a variety of scenes from by gone days. Handicapped accessible 0pen 10 am - 4 pm Monday - Saturday. Admission Free chowanarts.org
Chowan Swamp Game Land
Gates County
nature.org
Chowan River
Edenton
Cashie River
Windsor
Cashie Wetlands Walk
Windsor
Boardwalk in a natural wetlands environment with cypress trees and other swampland flora. Walk takes visitor to the edge of the Cashie River, which is 20 miles long, as deep as 80 feet in places, and begins and ends within the county of Bertie. An observation deck allows views of several different species of endangered waterfowl as well as other swampland animals in their natural habitats. Canoes available at no charge. Free. Windsor
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and State Natural Area
Camden County, Gates County
The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the North Carolina - Virginia border features 25,000 acres of one of the largest protected areas of swamp wilderness in the United States.
Deadwood
Williamston, Martin County
Come live the Old West and eat in the famous Smokehouse Grill. Open Friday and Saturday nights 6 p.m.-2 a.m., Sundays 1-10 p.m. Featuring 18 hole miniature golf course, shaded picnic area, video game room, playground, gift shop, snack bar, large western dance hall with live music Friday and Saturday nights. deadwoodnc.com
Historic Edenton State Historic Site
Edenton
Historic Edenton State Historic Site seeks to preserve, maintain, develop, and interpret the James Iredell House, and to help preserve and interpret the numerous other historic structures and locations in the town of Edenton including Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, the Cupola House, the Barker House, and the Chowan County Courthouse. NCDCR
Historic Edenton
Edenton
Visitor Center, located at 108 North Broad Street provides 14 - minute audiovisual program, exhibits, gift shop, visitor information/orientation. Guided tours of five properties: 1736 St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1758 Cupola House (National Historic Landmark), circa 1782 Barker House, 1767 Chowan County Courthouse (National Historic Landmark) and early 19th-century Iredell House State Historic Site. Walking and trolley tours available. Visitor Center free. Fee for tours. Open 7 days a week 9:00 - 5:00. Call 252-482-2637 for information about guided tours, special events and programs. NCDCR
Historic Edenton Trolley Tour
Edenton
Discover the rich history and architectural diversity of Edenton during a comprehensive 45-minute trolley tour thru the historic district. An experienced interpreter introduces you to the people and events that shaped the town - the prominent citizens of Edenton's Golden Age (1750-1800), the African American, builders, educators, and entrepreneurs of the post Civil War period, and the industrial rebirth of the town (1880s-1920s) - while you travel past the beautiful and varied architecture of the historic homes and buildings. Edenton tours
Edenton Bell Battery
Edenton
Civil War: ''St. Paul,'' one of four cannon cast from bells donated by Edenton churches. The Edenton Bell Battery served throughout the war. The gun with a sign explaining its history is located in front of the Barker House at the foot of Broad Street. historicnenc.com
Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council: Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery
Tarboro
The Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery is maintained by the Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council to exhibit the works of regionalist artist and Edgecombe County native Hobson Pittman (1899-1972) and other American artists. Located in the Blount-Bridgers House, the permanent collection features Pittman but includes Nineteenth and Twentieth decorative arts and paintings. edgecombearts.org
Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council: Blount-Bridgers House
Tarboro
On the point of the highest elevation in the town of Tarboro sits a magnificent Federal style home. Originally called The Grove by its first owner, Thomas Blount, and now known as the Blount-Bridgers House, it serves the Tarboro community as museum, arts center, private reception hall, and public gathering place. Under the shared roof of this historic house are the Town of Tarboro, the Hobson Pittman Gallery Foundation, the Blount-Bridgers House Foundation, and the Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council. artcom.com
Freeman Hotel
Windsor
Home of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce and the Windsor Visitor's Center. Constructed in 1840s as a hotel and renovated for offices in 1980s. Greek Revival building with double portico and fanlighted gables; two of first-floor rooms have original tin walls and ceilings. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Free.
Fort Branch Confederate Earthen Fort
Hamilton, Martin County
Fort Branch Confederate Earthen Fort is a privately owned historic site open to the public April through the first weekend in November. The Fort Branch Battlefield Commission works to preserve and restore the fort and to interpret its heritage and historical significance. The First North Carolina Volunteers, a Civil War re-enactment group, uses Fort Branch for winter headquarters and battle drills, and the site is used for Civil War re-enactments and educational and curriculum-based programming in the community. Civil War: Confederates began fortifying this bluff 70 feet above a bend in the Roanoke River to help deter Union advances against the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad and protect the construction site of the ironclad CSS Albemarle. Work on the fort, begun February 1862, was completed a year later. A December 1864 Union attack failed to capture the fort. Well preserved earthworks in this extensive fortification remain. Original cannon remain at the site. Well-preserved star-shaped Confederate earthen fort on Rainbow Banks overlooking the Roanoke River. Annual battle re-enactment the first weekend in November. Seven of the original cannons on display. fortbranchcivilwarsite.com
Historic Hope Foundation: Hope Plantation/King Bazemore House/Samuel Cox House/Margaret Long Tyler Library
Windsor
The Historic Hope Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, owns and operates the Hope Plantation, the 1803 Palladian mansion of former North Carolina Governor David Stone (1770-1818), and the King-Bazemore House, a 1763 structure significant for its gambrel roof and brink end walls, as well as a spacious visitor center and a small research library. Both homes are furnished with period pieces and are open to the public for tours and educational programs. The visitor center houses the library and some exhibits on the Stone family and 19th century Bertie County life and is available for meetings, programs, and social functions. Historic Hope Foundation maintains these facilities for the benefit of the public to illustrate and interpret agrarian life in eastern North Carolina 1760-1840 and the heritage of the Roanoke-Chowan Region. ## Hope Plantation is located in southern Bertie County on the edge of Roquist Pocosin, four miles west of Windsor, adjacent to NC Highway 308. It was a grant in the 1720s from the Lords Proprietors of the Carolina colony to the Hobson family. Zedekiah Stone, of New England, acquired the property in the late 1760s with his marriage to Elizabeth Shriver, the widow of the previous owner, Francis Hobson. In 1793, Zedekiah Stone gave the plantation to his and Elizabeth's son, David Stone (1770-1818). During David's ownership the plantation was further developed and prospered. After his death, the then 1,051 acre property was sold by his son in 1836. A precocious youth, David Stone was graduated, first in his class, from Princeton in 1788. His education and various fields of endeavor proved him, like Thomas Jefferson, to be an heir of the Eighteenth Century Enlightenment. By 1803 David Stone had built an impressive mansion at Hope to accommodate his wife, Hannah Turner, eleven children to be, his many guests and as a fulfillment of his interest in architecture and as a haven to pursue his other many interests. Built on an ''above ground'' basement, the Hope mansion portrays basic Palladian design with some neoclassical elements. The five bay facade features a pedimented double portico. The hipped roof is topped by a ''widow's walk'' surrounded by a Chinese Chippendale balustrade. The floor plan is adapted from Abraham Swann's ''The British Architect,'' a copy of which David Stone owned. The first floor rooms are entered from a center through hall. On the second floor are a large drawing room and a library, which housed Stone's 1,400 volumes. In addition to the main stair, a service stair runs from the basement to the attic. Hope was a self-contained plantation as was Stone's other plantation, Restdale, in Wake County. He owned at one time 8,000 acres in both Bertie and Wake. His estate inventory lists by name 138 slaves of African descent. At Hope he operated a water powered grist mill, a still, and, probably, as indicated by his inventory, a saw mill, a blacksmith shop, a cooper's shop and houses for spinning and weaving. His farm lands produced wheat, corn, oats, rye, flax, and cotton, for which he had a ''cotton machine.'' On his pastures he raised cattle, sheep and horses, in his woods he raised hogs, while his forests produced timer for the sawmill. David Stone was a member of the 1789 State convention at Fayetteville at which he voted to ratify the United States Constitution. By age 33, he had become an attorney, a Superior Court judge, and a member of the North Carolina General Assembly for a number of sessions. He also had been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina on which he served the rest of his life. In addition to these honors, he had been elected to the United States Congress, in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Later, he served, again, as a Superior Court judge. In 1808, he was elected governor of North Carolina for two terms after which he returned to the United States Senate. Always interested in education, in his last years he established an academy in Wake County. David Stone's life was that of a planter, statesman, and scholar. Moved four miles from its original site to Hope is the 1763 King-Bazemore house, now ''one of only two gambrel roofed houses in North Carolina with brink end walls.'' Evidence indicates that the house is similar to the eighteenth century Hobson house which first stood at Hope. The King-Bazemore house and the Hope mansion represent a continuing agrarian culture during the Colonial and Federal periods in northeastern North Carolina. Historic Hope Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, owns and operates these two rare and outstanding buildings and approximately forty-five acres surrounding them to preserve and promote their historical, architectural and archaeological assets for their educational and recreational benefits to the visiting public. Visitors are first introduced to this historic site at the reception facilities in its Roanoke-Chowan Heritage Center situated in the Hope Forest at Hope Plantation. Here, they receive background information on Hope and its environs through such educational tools as orientation films, exhibits, and the Hope Research library. In addition, the assembly room, classroom, 60-seat theater, and conference room are available for lectures, symposia, seminars, and workshops promoting the heritage of the area. The museum gift shop provides books and other supplementary material to complete the story of Hope and the Roanoke-Chowan region. Over a mile and a half of nature trails and picnic areas are available in the surrounding Hope Forest. Hope Plantation is on the Historic Albemarle Tour. hopeplantation.org
Hamilton Walking Tour
Hamilton, Martin County
See wonderfully restored homes, from Queen Anne to modest bungalows, in the National Register Residential Historic District of Hamilton, located on NC 125 North on the Roanoke River in northwestern Martin County. Many of the homes were built between 1830 and 1850. Martin County Tourism
Ironclad CSS Albemarle
Edenton, Plymouth
Civil War: the May 1864 battle between the ironclad CSS Albemarle and escorts and Union navy vessels waiting in the Albemarle Sound. The Confederates managed to damage several Union ships, then escaped back to its base in Plymouth. The town, like many in the area, contributed troops to both sides. livinghistoryweekend.com
Historic Jackson
Jackson, Northampton County
Self-guided walking and driving tour with architecture dating to the late-18th century. Includes the Northampton County Courthouse (c. 1858), one of the best examples of full-blown Greek Revival architecture in a public building in the South. On the National Register of Historic Places. Free. historicnenc.com
Merchants Millpond State Park
Gates County
Discover one of North Carolina's rarest ecological communities. Massive cypress & gum trees covered with Spanish moss form a canopy for the dark waters of the 750-acre cypress millpond ~ a wilderness sanctuary for wetland wildlife. Paddle quietly through the pond and creek and encounter beavers, otters, owls, etc. Over 10 miles of hiking trails. Fee for camping and canoes. Or bring your own kayak or canoe. Merchants Millpond
Morningstar Nature Refuge
Williamston, Martin County
Privately owned and operated refuge open by appointment only daily, yearround afternoons from 2 p.m. Points of interest incude museum and visitor's center, observatory, research lab and nature library, eight short educational trails, feeding station, trees, plants and shrubs identified. Located in migratory flyway with over 250 species documented. Programs created for one-on-one and small groups. Larger adult clubs and groups accepted. morningstarrefuge.org
National Fish Hatchery
Edenton
Walking trails and ponds in back assessible for visitors. An addition of an educational facility has been built where conferences for up to 40 people can take place. Features new aquarium and exhibits for everyone to enjoy. The Hatchery is located on West Queen Street and is part of the Charles Kuralt Trail. Edenton National Fish Hatchery recreation.gov
NCDOT Ferry System: Sans Souci Ferry
Windsor
One of the last two-car inland ferries in the state. Guided by a cable stretched across the river. Ride gives visitor a sense of nature at its best. Saves about 20 miles for locals who want to get to the other side of the Cashie River and could be a shortcut to the Outer Banks for travelers. Free. Sans Souci Ferry
Northampton County Museum
Jackson, Northampton County
Exploring the history of Northampton County, the museum offers hands-on activities, especially for youngsters. Several of the permanent exhibits are child-sized and range from prehistoric to current events with a strong empasis on natural resources. The Northamptonian exhibit changes several times each year and various collections from local people are displayed. ## The Northampton County Museum is dedicated to preserving and protecting the history, material culture, and heritage of Northampton County from prehistoric times to the present. The museum is not just a repository for artifacts but a working, educational, interactive museum providing opportunities for young people to experience firsthand knowledge. This museum serves as a functional educational exhibition center for cultivating and enhancing community awareness of the abundant historic, cultural, and natural resources unique to Northampton County. northamptonchamber.org
Roanoke/Cashie River Center
Windsor
Focus on the vast floodplain and bottomland swamp system of the lower Roanoke basin. Historic items on the center property, including an ''in situ'' brick vault, a 150-year-old grave marker, and an outbuilding from a historic home what will house various artifacts, allow for interpretation of the Windsor area's past. ## The Partnership for the Sounds seeks to promote sustainable, community driven economic well-being and stewardship in the Albemarle-Pamlico Region through environmental education and nature-based and cultural tourism. Specifically, the Roanoke-Cashie River Center features a natural area and park with a boardwalk and canoe/small boat access to the Cashie River on the premises, an amphitheater for special events, exhibits of historical artifacts, science and nature displays, and educational programming on the history, heritage, and natural resources of the Roanoke and Cashie River area. partnershipforthesounds.org
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
Windsor
Established in 1989, the refuge is home to animals such as deer, otter, beaver, muskrat, and black bear, as well as more than 191 species of migrating birds. Informal trail systems are open to the public for hiking and birdwatching, including the new Charles Kuralt Trail which opened in spring 2000; some of the trails and refuge are only accessible by boat. Hunting by special permit only. Refuge is closed to public during permitted hunts for safety reasons. Special wildlife observation areas along Hwy.13/17 are available seasonably. Special fishing regulations apply in selected tributaries within the refuge boundaries. Fishing is permitted in the Roanoke River proper. Owned and operated by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge recreation.gov
Roanoke River Paddle Trail & Canoe Camping Platforms
Jamesville, Martin County
An emerging destination in northeast North Carolina, the Lower Roanoke River and its tributaries offer a unique wilderness experience for kayakers and canoeists. Meandering through the Coastal plain to the Atlantic Ocean, the Roanoke spreads out through the largest intact bottomland hardwood swamp forest east of the Mississippi. The area is home to black bear, river otter, white-tail deer, bobcat, beaver, and mink. Over 200 bird species have been identified including bald eagles. It is a birdwatcher's paradise. The River is renowned for its abundance of striped bass, largemouth bass, black crappie, lunker catfish, gar and bowfin. Thousand year-old bald cypress trees and towering tupelos form a lush canopy overhead. Seven camping platforms off the river have been completed as part of Phase One of the development of this water trail by Roanoke River Partners. To complete Phase One, three more platforms will be constructed between Hamilton, Plymouth and up the Cashie River to Windsor with nearly 140 miles of water trail linking the platforms. Phase Two will extend the paddle camping trail up to Roanoke Rapids, increasing the trail total to 200+ miles. Reservations for the Trail can be made at Roberson's Marina in Jamesville. Visitors will be educated about the trail system, and will sign a liability waiver and a ''pack-in and pack-out'' waste policy agreement to be used with the platforms. A per-person rental fee is paid to hold the reservation and receive a permit. Call 252-794-6501 to reserve a platform and visit us at www.roanokeriverpartners.org roanokeriverpartners.org
Roanoke River Basin
Windsor, Halifax County, Martin County, Northampton County, Plymouth
nature.org
Roanoke River: Devil's Gut Preserve
Martin County
nature.org
Roanoke River: Camassia Slopes Preserve
Northampton County
nature.org
Roanoke River
Windsor, Halifax County, Martin County, Northampton County, Plymouth
St. Martin's Episcopal Church
Hamilton, Martin County
Circa 1881, the church is one of the most outstanding examples of frame Victorian Gothic architecture in eastern North Carolina. While the congregation has been inactive since the 1960s, the building remains consecrated and its preservation remains guided by the Historic Hamilton Commission Inc. Martin County Tourism
Skewarkee Rail Trail
Williamston, Martin County
A mile-long paved biking and walking trail from downtown Williamston to the Roanoke River waterfront. First rail trail in northeastern North Carolina. Martin County Tourism
Sen. Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Center
Williamston, Martin County
The first facility in Eastern North Carolina designed primarily for equestrian and livestock events, this multi-event, yearround complex features a coliseum, Meeting Center, covered outdoor riding ring, lunging rings and four barns. The Coliseum is 110,000 square-foot fully enclosed indoor show arena with seating capacity of 7,000 people. Also hosts farm shows, boat shows, expos, car shows and more. The Meeting Center has 10,380 square feet of meeting and assembly areas perfect for trade shows, receptions, seminars, banquets, meetings and educational seminars. Rooms seat 125; Halls seat up to 250; total capacity 1,000. NCAGR
St. James Place
Robersonville, Martin County
Restored Primitive Baptist Church serving as a museum for folk art, quilts, furniture and pottery. Contains original furnishings, over 100 North Carolina quilts and over 600 pieces of North Carolina pottery. The church is a quaint, pristine example of late, clapboard revival architecture. Open by appointment. Call 800-776-8566 for more information. Martin County Tourism
Historic Windsor
Windsor
Created by the Colonial Assembly in 1768, New Windsor was established on the site known as Gray's Lading where William Gray had offered 100 acres for a town. Today, the National Register Historic District encompasses that same area. A scenic boardwalk from the Cashie-Roanoke River Interpretive Center to the Cashie River Bridge borders the waterfront that was once a busy port with a customs house and a branch of the State Bank serving West Indian and coastal water trade. Artifacts from the archaeological dig authorized by the NC Deparment of Transportation in 1996 at the site of the Chowan River Bridge on US 17 North are displayed in a small museum at the Interpretive Center where artifacts confirm once speculative evidence that earlier permanent settlement in North Carolina was in what is today known as Bertie County on a point between the Roanoke and Chowan Rivers and the Albemarle Sound. Bricks from the cellar of a home that once stood on that site have been removed and reassembled at the center. A self-guided walking tour through the Historic District encompasses the area of the town as it was first laid out in 1768 and includes the traditional commercial district and the oldest residential section of the town where some of the houses date to the 18th century. Two early churches, Cashie Baptist and Windsor United Methodist Church which have been modernized stand on the original sites. Grave markers in the church yard cemeteries attract genealogists regularly. St. Thomas Episcopal Church, built in 1839, retains most of its original architecture. Sandy Point Baptist Church just acress the Cashie River on US 17 North was formed in 1835, but the original structure is much older. The framework of the church was constructed in 1776 as a house of worship for the congregation of Cashie Baptist which included both blacks and whites. The building and grounds were purchased by members of the black congregation who had founded Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Chruch when the white congregation moved to Windsor. Other points of interest in the town include the Livermon Park and Mini-Zoo, the Cashie Wetlands Walk, and the Tuscarora Indian Musuem and the 19th century Freeman Hotel which houses the office of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce. Historic Windsor is on the Historic Albemarle Tour. windsor-bertie.com
Williamston Walking Tour
Williamston, Martin County
Close to 75 properties are highlighted in the self-guided walking tour in two National Register historic districts in Williamston. Containing a number of structures designed by well-known Benton & Benton Architects of Wilson Martin County Tourism
Wright Brothers Mural
Williamston, Martin County
Circa 1940 mural painted by Philip von Saltza of Maine hangs above the Postmaster's office in the US Post Office in Williamston. Entitled ''First Flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk,'' the scene is set on the beach showing Orville and Wilbur Wright with their plane, a bicycle and hovering gulls - ''the perfect flying machine'' according to von Salza. The work was commissioned through the US Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. von Saltza won a contest in 1939 in which 1,475 designs were submitted to the Fine Arts Section for small post offices in rural areas. von Saltza chose the subject due to Williamston's relatively close proximity to Kitty Hawk. (About a two hour drive). Martin County Tourism
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