Discover NC: Bertie County

Field trip opportunities in Bertie County

Historic Hope Plantation: Located near Windsor, NC, the plantation complex offers unique insights into the late 18th- and 19th-century rural life in eastern North Carolina and the South.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Roanoke/Cashie River Center: Open Tuesday-Saturday, this is a great place to take students to learn more about the wetlands and the history of the area.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Colonial North Carolina: Colonial North Carolina from the establishment of the Carolina in 1663 to the eve of the American Revolution in 1763. Compares the original vision for the colony with the way it actually developed. Covers the people who settled North Carolina; the growth of institutions, trade, and slavery; the impact of colonization on American Indians; and significant events such as Culpeper's Rebellion, the Tuscarora War, and the French and Indian Wars.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Court days: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 2.8; Excerpt from an 1857 novel in which the author, a tutor from the North living in Bertie County, North Carolina, describes the people and events he saw at court days. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

A dilapidated truck in Bertie County, North Carolina: This is a dilapidated truck in Bertie County, North Carolina. Much of Bertie County is rural or agricultural area.; Format: image/photograph

Ducks on the Roanoke River: These are ducks on the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The river flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Hope Mansion at the historic Hope Plantation in Windsor, North Carolina: This is the Hope Mansion at the historic Hope Plantation in Bertie County, North Carolina. Built circa 1803, it was the home of former North Carolina Governor David Stone. It is a good example of a mix of Federal and Georgian architecture. The plantation is...; Format: image/photograph

The King-Bazemore House near Windsor, North Carolina: This is the King-Bazemore House, built circa 1763. It was moved four miles from its original location to the Hope Plantation. It is one of two gambrel-roofed houses in North Carolina with brick end walls.; Format: image/photograph

An orphan's apprenticeship: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.9; An indenture from Bertie County, North Carolina, 1759, apprenticing an orphan boy to a shipwright. Includes historical commentary.; Format: document/primary source

An outbuilding on the historic Hope Plantation near Windsor, North Carolina: This is an outbuilding on the historic Hope Plantation near Windsor, North Carolina. The Hope Mansion was the house of former North Carolina Governor David Stone. It is located approximately four miles from Windsor, the seat of Bertie County.; Format: image

Roanoke River in winter: This is the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The river flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Teaching about North Carolina American Indians: This web edition is drawn from a teachers institute curriculum enrichment project on North Carolina American Indian Studies conducted by the North Carolina Humanities Council. Resources include best practices for teaching about American Indians, suggestions for curriculum integration, webliographies, and lesson plans about North Carolina American Indians.; Format: book (multiple pages)