Perquimans County
Field trip opportunities in Perquimans County
- Newbold-White House Historic Site
- The oldest house in the state open to the public on a regular basis. The grounds remain virtually unchanged since the early 1700s and include a seasonal herb garden and a Quaker cemetery dating to the 17th century.
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Learn more about Perquimans County
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- Downtown Hertford, NC
- This is downtown Hertford, North Carolina. Hertford is the seat of Perquimans County.
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- Hertford, NC, from a boat
- This is Herford, North Carolina, from a boat on the Perquimans River. Hertford is the seat of Perquimans County.
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- A man in a canoe on the Perquiman's River
- A man paddles a canoe down the Perquimans River in Perquimans County, North Carolina. The river is a tidal estuary and flows very slowly due to the area's flat topography. It is located completely within Perquimans County and drains to the Albemarle Sound....
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- Newbold White House
- The Newbold White House is the oldest brick house in North Carolina. It was built in 1730 by Abraham Sanders, a Quaker farmer, on the banks of the Perquimans River. Sanders raised corn, cotton, wheat, flax, indigo, tobacco, and rice, and also produced wood...
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- The Periauger resting at dock at the Civic Center in Hertford, NC
- The Periauger rests at dock at the Civic Center in Hertford, North Carolina. It is a replica of a French boat popular in the 18th century.
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- The Perquimans River in Perquimans County
- This is the Perquimans River in Perquimans County, North Carolina. The river is a tidal estuary and flows very slowly due to the area's flat topography. For this reason, much of its banks are covered in cypress swamps. It is located completely within Perquimans...
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