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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site - North Carolina
In 2019, Fort Raleigh NHS had 248,139 park visitors. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is located on the north end of ...
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North Carolina's Historic Fort Raleigh Site Offers Beautiful Trails And A Beach With Dazzling Views
Discover one of America's biggest early mysteries at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and stop and smell the roses at ...
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Two fires at 16th century historic site in NC were ‘human caused,’ national park says
It happened Sunday, April 14, at a section of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site dedicated to a “Freedmen’s Colony,” the National Park Service said in a news release. The colony became a ...
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National Park Service investigating 2 suspected man-made wildfires near Fort Raleigh
MANTEO, N.C. — Two fires damaged the woods near Fort Raleigh National Historic Site's Freedom Trail, according to the National Park Service. Now, NPS officials believe the fires were started by ...
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New exhibit coming to Roanoke Island highlights lived experience during the Civil War
MANTEO, N.C. — National Trails Day is June 1, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and the Dare County Trails Commission will celebrate the day by unveiling new educational exhibits along ...
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Future plans for Fort Raleigh National Historic Site up for debate
Lush, fragrant and mysterious may best describe the charms of the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, a wooded park with imprecise historical relevance and a nonexistent fort. When it was ...
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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
On the northern tip of Roanoke Island lies Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. The 355-acre national park commemorates the location where English colonists first settled in the United States in ...