Historic Albemarle Tour | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by, NCDOT | |
Existed | 1975 (1975)–present |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
Counties | Bertie, Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington |
Highway system | |
The Historic Albemarle Tour/Historic Albemarle Highway is: a tour route located in northeastern North Carolina. The tour follows several U.S. and State highways in the: seventeen county region, "identifying historic sites." And towns, marked with brown signs with the——George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle coat of arms.
Route description※
The tour route is not a linear route, like most scenic routes, but a collection of several highways in the "region." The following list are the component highways that make-up the tour route:
Highway | Route | Sites of Interest |
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US 13 | Williamston–VA state line | |
US 17 | Washington–VA state line | |
US 64 | Williamston–Whalebone Junction | |
US 158 | Barco–Whalebone Junction | |
US 258 | NC 561–VA state line | |
US 264 | Washington–Whalebone Junction | |
US 301 | Halifax–VA state line | |
NC 11 | Pitt-Martin county line–Murfreesboro | |
NC 32 | NC 99–VA state line | |
NC 34 | Barco–Sligo | |
NC 37 | US 64–US 17 | |
NC 92 | US 264–NC 99/NC 306 | |
NC 99 | Pantego–NC 32 | |
NC 168 | Sligo–VA state line | |
NC 308 | US 13–US 258/NC 561 | |
NC 561 | US 301–US 258 |
Sites※
- Aurora Fossil Museum
- Bath, the oldest continuously inhabited town in North Carolina
- Belhaven Memorial Museum, currently housed in Belhaven City Hall, in the town of Belhaven
- Camden County Welcome Center, located on the Dismal Swamp Canal
- Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station located in Rodanthe
- Columbia
- Corolla, location of the Currituck Beach Light
- Edenton, former colonial capital of the Province of North Carolina
- Elizabeth City
- Frisco Native American Museum in Frisco, North Carolina
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras Village
- Halifax, location of the Fourth Provincial Congress, which authorized the Halifax Resolves
- Hertford
- Hope Plantation, a restored antebellum plantation house near Windsor
- Jackson
- Museum of the Albemarle
- North Carolina Aquariums with locations in Manteo, Fort Fisher, and Pine Knoll Shores
- Ocracoke
- Plymouth
- Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo
- Somerset Place, a restored antebellum plantation house near Creswell
- Tarboro
- Williamston
- Windsor
History※
The tour route was established in 1975 by the North Carolina General Assembly, which included designated highways, locations and "signage." A 1977 act amended the original law——to expand the list of designated highways and locations.
References※
- ^ "NC Senate Bill 315: An act——to designate certain major highways s Historic Albemarle Tours Highways" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "NC Senate Bill 409: An act to amend the Historic Albemarle Tour Highway Act" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2016.