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Andrew Cartwright
Manteo, NC
Agent of the American Colonization Society in Liberia, founded the A.M.E. Zion churches in Albemarle area.
Billy Mitchell 1879-1936
Hatteras, NC
Brigadier general of the Army Air Service, demonstrated air power by bombing battleships off coast, Sept. 5, 1923.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Buxton, NC
Tallest brick lighthouse in nation at 208 feet.
Civil Air Patrol
Manteo, NC
Coastal Patrol Base, first in N.C., opened ½ mi. S.E., in 1942.
Confederate Channel Obstructions
Manteo, NC
Wood pilings placed to stop Federal fleet in Croatan Sound, still visible at low tide.
Confederate Forts
Hatteras, NC
Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark, 2 miles s. west, fell to Union troops on Aug. 29, 1861, after two days of heavy naval bombardment.
Diamond Shoals
Buxton, NC
"Graveyard of Atlantic.
First English Colonies
Explored in 1584. Site of first English settlements in new world, 1585-1587.
Fort Bartow
Manteo, NC
Confederate earth fort mounting nine guns.
Fort Blanchard
Confederate earth fort mounting four guns.
Fort Forrest
Manns Harbor, NC
Confederate, mounting seven guns.
Fort Huger
Principal Confederate fort on Roanoke Island.
Pea Island Lifesavers
Only U.S. Lifesaving Station manned by black crew.
R. A. Fessenden
Inventor, Pioneer in radio communication, conducted wireless experiments, 1901-02, from a station, 600 yds. S.W.
U.s.s. Monitor
Buxton, NC
Fought C.S.S. "Virginia" ("Merrimac") in first battle of ironclad ships.
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hills, NC
On December 17, 1903, from site near foot of Kill Devil Hill, Orville and Wilbur Wright made first successful powered flight 1/5...