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Davenport Homestead

The Davenport Homestead. Photograph from Rootsweb Genealogy website.

Field trip opportunities

Pettigrew State Park (Creswell)
Named for the Pettigrew family and their farm, this land was made a state park in 1939. The park has more than 1,200 acres of land and 16,600 acres of water. Students will discover the natural history of this area as well as the history of the people who have lived on this land.
Port O'Plymouth Museum (Plymouth)
This is primarily a Civil War museum revolving around the 1864 "Battle of Plymouth", the second largest Civil War battle fought in North Carolina. Impressive displays of cannon balls, bullets, buttons, buckles, guns, pictures, and thousands of battle artifacts can be found here.
Roanoke River Lighthouse (Plymouth)
A new addition to Plymouth, North Carolina's landscape is a reproduction of the original 1866 Light Station. Operated by the Maritime Museum, this lighthouse is like no other on the coast and is a treat to visit.
Somerset Place (NC Historic Site) (Creswell)
Located on the banks of Phelps Lake, Somerset Place is a representative antebellum plantation offering a view of life during the period before the Civil War. It became one of North Carolina's most prosperous rice, corn, and wheat plantations.
The Davenport Homestead (Creswell)
See what everyday life was like over 200 years ago at the Davenport Homestead. The main house is the original home of Washington County's first state senator, Daniel Davenport.

Learn more about Washington County

Archaeological sites open to the public
Native American sites Macon County: Nikwasi Mound A small platform mound maintained as a park by the city of Franklin. This mound was built during the Misissippian period. A Cherokee townhouse constructed...
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Pettigrew State Park
Lake Phelps is the state of North Carolina's second largest lake. It was formed on a "vast peninsula lying between the Albemarle Sound and the Pamlico River, the lake is believed to be more than 38,000...
Somerset Place (NC Historic Site)
This historic site offers a comprehensive and realistic view of nineteenth-century life on a large-scale North Carolina plantation. The interpretive tours "integrate the lifestyles of all of the plantation's...
The Davenport Homestead
Located about 3 miles off of U.S. Highway 64 just west of Creswell, NC, in the community known as Mt. Tabor, is the Davenport Homestead. It is owned and maintained by the Historical Society of Washington...
Port O'Plymouth Museum
Established in 1988 by The Washington County Historical Society, this museum displays many artifacts from the region's rich history and culture. A full-time curator and staff are maintained for lectures...
Archaeological sites open to the public
Roanoke River Lighthouse
There have been several lighthouses built to help sailors find safe entrance to the Roanoke River since 1835 when Congress funded construction of a light vessel. In 1866, the original Roanoke River Lighthouse...

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