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The C.S.S. Albemarle in action, May 5, 1864: 19th Century photograph of an artwork by Acting Second Engineer Alexander C. Stuart, USN, 1864. It shows CSS Albemarle engaging several Federal gunboats on Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, on 5 May 1864. USS Sassacus is in left center, ramming the Confederate...; Format: image/illustration

CSS Albemarle sunk off Plymouth, N.C.: The CSS Albemarle sunk off Plymouth, North Carolina, circa 1865. She had been sunk on 27-28 October 1864 by a torpedo boat. One section of her armored casemate has been displaced. The photograph was taken from the wharf at Plymouth, with the swamp...; Format: image/photograph

George Monck, Duke of Albemarle: George Monck (1608–1670), Duke of Albemarle, is shown here in military uniform with rod, sword, and anchor to symbolize his leadership on both land and sea. Albemarle was a general during the English Civil War and gained fame for leading a campaign in...; Format: image/painting

Museum of the Albemarle: Students can explore the lives of inhabitants, the development of industries, and the Albemarle area's social and cultural background at this museum.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The South Part of Virginia: Nicholas Comberford's 1657 map, The South Part of Virginia Now the North Part of Carolina. The east coast of North Carolina is drawn along the bottom edge of the map. The map extends south as far as Cape Fear and north as far as what appears to...; Format: image/map

Lords Proprietors graphic organizer: This activity will support students' comprehension as they read the article "The Lords Proprietors."; Format: chart/lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Freeman-Marks House and Isaiah W. Snuggs House: Both listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the I.W. Snuggs House and the Freeman-Marks House are important reminders of the heritage and culture of Stanly County.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The capture of Plymouth: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.13; At 4 P.M. on April 17, 1864, an advanced Union patrol on the Washington Road was captured by Confederate cavalry. A company of the 12th N. Y. Cavalry attacked the Confederates, but was repulsed. Soon a large force of Confederate infantry appeared on the Washington...; Format: article

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...; Format: image/photograph

The Lords Proprietors: In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.5; Brief biographies of the eight men named Lords Proprietors of the province of Carolina by Charles II in 1663.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

The Dismal Swamp Canal: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 7.2; Transportation in northeastern North Carolina was extremely difficult in the eighteenth century. The Dismal Swamp Canal, which opened in 1805, enabled passage between the Pasquotank River in North Carolina wih the Elizabeth River in Virginia. Over time the canal was rebuilt and expanded, and today it is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

North Carolina as a Civil War battlefield, May 1862–November 1864: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.1; Summary of military operations in North Carolina during the middle three years of the war, including the Confederate raid on Goldsboro, Potter's Raid, the Battle of Plymouth, and the sinking of the CSS Albemarle.; Format: article

The destruction of the CSS Albemarle: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.3; Report of Lieutenant William Barker Cushing, U.S. Navy, on the destruction of the ironclad CSS Albemarle during the Civil War. Includes historical commentary and background on ironclad ships, including a podcast.; Format: letter

Culpeper's Rebellion: In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.11; In the 1670s, the British government insisted that exports from Carolina be taxed, but a group of settlers in the Albemarle region rebelled against what they saw as an unreasonable burden. The Lords Proprietors eventually regained control of the colony, but in the meantime, colonists set a precedent for governing themselves.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Introduction: Twenty years after the Lost Colony disappeared, in 1607, the English established another colony 150 miles up the coast at Jamestown. This Virginia colony, too, faced unexpected difficulties -- food shortages, disease, native peoples who were less than thrilled...

What do the old shoreline sand supplies look like?: In Large sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks, page 2; North Carolina's ancient shorelines remain as long sandy ridges in the coastal plain.; Format: article; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Original boundaries of Carolina (1663/1665): This map shows the original borders of the province of Carolina as defined by the 1663 Charter of Carolina (dark green) and the subsequent charter of 1665 (light green). Under the charter of 1663, the borders of Carolina are defined as all the land from 31°...; Format: image/map

1738 map of North Carolina: James Wimble's 1738 map shows the sounds and inlets of coastal North Carolina.; Format: image/map

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