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- Archaeological sites open to the public
- A listing of field trip opportunities focusing on Native Americans as well as colonial times in North Carolina. Organized by county.
- Format: article
- The pottery makers
- In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.4
- Archaeologists do a bit of shrugging when asked about the Woodland—that time and lifeway tucked between 1000 BC and AD 1000. Some things they readily understand, but others leave them wondering.
- The Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail
- Now a hiking trail, the Roanoke Canal "shows some of the best preserved early 19th-century canal construction in the nation."
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Medoc Mountain State Park
- Learn about the ancient mountain range that was once in this area and the forces that wore it down to what is seen today when you visit Medoc Mountain State Park.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Historic Halifax
- Contains brief information about the early settlement and later rebirth of the town as well as the Revolutionary War. Find also a listing of special events.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- 4-H Rural Life Center
- A great place to experience rural life in Halifax County in the early 1900's.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and Eco-Center
- One of the best field trip opportunities in northeast North Carolina, Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center provides educational tours and programs in the conservation of rare and endangered waterfowl.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Eagle Tavern in Halifax, North Carolina
- The Eagle Tavern in Halifax, North Carolina, is one of that town's surviving eighteenth-century structures.
- Format: image/photograph
- Intrigue of the Past
- Lesson plans and essays for teachers and students explore North Carolina's past before European contact. Designed for grades four through eight, the web edition of this book covers fundamental concepts, processes, and issues of archaeology, and describes the peoples and cultures of the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian periods.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Revolutionary North Carolina
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the era of the American Revolution. Topics include the Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Indpendence, and the creation of new governments.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- A sunset on Lake Gaston
- This is a sunset on Lake Gaston in Warren County, North Carolina. Lake Gaston is also partially located in Northampton County, Halifax County, and part of Virginia.
- Format: image/photograph
- A blue heron in flight on Lake Gaston
- A blue heron takes flight on Lake Gaston in Warren County, North Carolina. Lake Gaston is also partially located in Northampton County, Halifax County, and part of Virginia.
- Format: image/photograph
- Mallards taking off of Lake Gaston
- Mallard ducks make a running start as they take off of Lake Gaston in Warren County, North Carolina. Lake Gaston is also partially located in Northampton County, Halifax County, and part of Virginia.
- Format: image/photograph
- The historic Roanoke Canal in Halifax County, NC
- This is the historic Roanoke Canal in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The Roanoke Canal Museum is located in the building up the stairs at the right.
- Format: image/photograph
- Instructors taking a break from a lecture at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park
- Instructors take a break from a lecture at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park. The park provides educational tours and programs in the conservation of rare and endangered waterfowl.
- Format: image/photograph
- A Rainbow Lorikeet at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, NC
- This is a Rainbow Lorikeet at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. The park provides educational tours and programs in the conservation of rare and endangered waterfowl.
- Format: image/photograph
- Ducks in a row at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park
- Ducks swim side by side at the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- A blooming cotton field in Halifax County, NC
- A cotton field blooms in early November in Halifax County, North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- Willie Jones
- Short biography of Willie Jones, Revolutionary statemsan and anti-federalist from Halifax, North Carolina.
- Format: biography
- North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
