Discover NC: Tyrrell County

Field trip opportunities in Tyrrell County

Columbia Theater Cultural Resources Center: Part of the non-profit Partnership for the Sounds organization, the center provides information on environmental stewardship for coastal North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Eastern 4-H Environmental Education Center: Located a few miles outside Columbia, North Carolina, the center provides programming dealing with ecology, ecosystems, and animals and their habitats to area school groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Walter B. Jones Sr. Center for The Sounds and the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: Students can take a walk on the Scuppernong River Interpretive Boardwalk and participate in an environmental education program at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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Backwater of the Scuppernong River: This is the backwater of the Scuppernong River in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

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)

A father's advice to his sons: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 2.3; Letter from Charles Pettigrew, Tyrrell County minister and planter, to his sons. Believing himself to be dying, Pettigrew gave them his advice for living a good and Christian life. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Great Blue Heron at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Reserve: A Great Blue Heron feeds at the water's edge at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Reserve.; Format: image/photograph

Great Blue Skimmer at Pocosin Lake National Wildlife Refuge: This is a Great Blue Skimmer at Pocosin Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Columbia, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Probate inventory of James and Anne Pollard, Tyrrell County, 1750: In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.7; Probate inventory of a wealthy couple in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.; Format: inventory

Red-winged Blackbirds at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge: A flock of Red-winged Blackbirds swirls about in flight at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Columbia, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Scuppernong River Interpretive Boardwalk: This is the Scuppernong River Interpretive Boardwalk in the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Reserve.; Format: image/photograph