An earthworks covered in reddish-green grass about 4 feet high in a star pattern — The Fort Raleigh earthworks is one of the remnants of the English attempts at a colony on Roanoke Island Kurt Moses/NPS

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

National Historic Site · North Carolina · National Park Service

Amongst the shallow blue waters of the Outer Banks lies Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Shaped by constant winds of change, Fort Raleigh has become a focal point of American history. From the first Algonquian-speaking people to the first English colonies, from formerly enslaved people starting anew to an inventor testing new radio technology, this island continues to be a place to forge new paths.

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Phone: 2524732111
Official site: www.nps.gov
Managed by: National Park Service

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Highlights: African American Heritage · Archeology · Colonization and Settlement · Enslavement · Explorers and Expeditions · Forts · Maritime · Piracy and Privateering · Military · Battlefields · Monuments and Memorials · Native American Heritage · Science, Technology and Innovation · Social Movements · Abolition Movement · Transportation · Tragic Events · Wars and Conflicts · Civil War · Forests and Woodlands

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