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- Sir Walter Raleigh and South America
- Short explanatory passages written for students about the life of Sir Walter Raleigh, specifically as it pertains to the history of South America.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- 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
- 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
- Roanoke River Lighthouse replica in Plymouth, NC

- This is the Roanoke River Lighthouse replica in Plymouth, North Carolina. 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...
- Format: image/photograph
- Mallards strutting beside the Roanoke River

- Mallards strut down the bank of the Roanoke River in Martin County. The Roanoke River flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- Battle of Roanoke Island

- Format: image/illustration
- Roanoke/Cashie River Center
- Open Tuesday-Saturday, this is a great place to take students to learn more about the wetlands and the history of the area.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Map of Roanoke Island, 1862

- Map of Roanoke Island and Croatan Sound, showing the Confederate forts and the dispositions of the Federal and Confederate fleets, 7 February 1862.
- Format: image/map
- A tree over the Roanoke River

- This is a tree arching over the Roanoke River in Martin County. The Roanoke River flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- Roanoke Island Festival Park
- There is so much to see at the Roanoke Island Festival Park. From the Elizabeth II ship and the settlement site to the Roanoke Adventure Museum, students will have a wonderful time and learn about the history of the native people and settlers during colonial times.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- A shack on the Roanoke River in Martin County, North Carolina

- This is a shack on the Roanoke River in Martin County, North Carolina. The Roanoke River flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- Roanoke River Lighthouse
- 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.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Ducks on the Roanoke River

- These are ducks on the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The river flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- Roanoke River in winter

- This is the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The river flows through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
- Format: image/photograph
- The Lost Colony
- In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 3
- Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted to establish an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition met constant storms...
- By William M. Wisser.
- Theater at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

- The outdoor theater at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on Roanoke Island where Paul Green's drama The Lost Colony is performed.
- Format: image/photograph
- War on the Outer Banks
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 3.2
- Article describes action along the coast of North Carolina during the Burnside Expedition, 1862.
- Format: article
- Fort Raleigh: Earthworks

- A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. The fort is the only structure from the Roanoke settlement whose location has been located exactly. After intensive archaeological studies and excavation from...
- Format: image/photograph
- Fort Raleigh: Earthworks and entrance to fort

- A reconstruction of the earthen fort built by the first European settlers of Roanoke Island in 1585. The fort is the only structure from the Roanoke settlement whose location has been located exactly. After intensive archaeological studies and excavation from...
- Format: image/photograph
- The effects of the Great Depression in North Carolina
- This lesson is designed to give the students a better understanding of the personal effects of the Great Depression on the people of North Carolina. It also uses the student's creativity to help others understand these effects.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies and Theater Arts Education)
- By Yvonne Carroll.