Verrazzano
Inscription
Florentine sailing under
French flag. His voyage
along the coast in 1524
marked the first recorded
European contact with North
Carolina.
Location
AddressNC 58 in Pine Knoll Shores
CityPine Knoll Shores
CountyCarteret
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.695290, -76.822020
Sources
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Old Burying Ground
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Deeded to town, 1731, by Nathanael Taylor.
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Fort Hancock
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Erected in 1778 by Le Chevalier de Cambray & Capt. de Cottineau to protect Cape Lookout Bay.