Английская Википедия:Historic Albemarle Tour
The Historic Albemarle Tour or Historic Albemarle Highway is a tour route located in northeastern North Carolina. The tour follows several U.S. and State highways in the seventeen county region, identifying historic sites and towns, marked with brown signs with the George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle coat of arms.
Route description
The tour route is not a linear route, like most scenic routes, but a collection of several highways in the region. The following list are the component highways that make-up the tour route:
| Highway | Route | Sites of Interest |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Jct | Williamston–VA state line | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Washington–VA state line | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Williamston–Whalebone Junction | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Barco–Whalebone Junction | |
| Шаблон:Jct | NC 561–VA state line | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Washington–Whalebone Junction | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Halifax–VA state line | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Pitt-Martin county line–Murfreesboro | |
| Шаблон:Jct | NC 99–VA state line | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Barco–Sligo | |
| Шаблон:Jct | US 64–US 17 | |
| Шаблон:Jct | US 264–NC 99/NC 306 | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Pantego–NC 32 | |
| Шаблон:Jct | Sligo–VA state line | |
| Шаблон:Jct | US 13–US 258/NC 561 | |
| Шаблон:Jct | US 301–US 258 |
Sites
- Aurora Fossil Museum
- Bath, the oldest continuously inhabited town in North Carolina
- Belhaven Memorial Museum, currently housed in Belhaven City Hall, in the town of Belhaven
- Camden County Welcome Center, located on the Dismal Swamp Canal
- Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station located in Rodanthe
- Columbia
- Corolla, location of the Currituck Beach Light
- Edenton, former colonial capital of the Province of North Carolina
- Elizabeth City
- Frisco Native American Museum in Frisco, North Carolina
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras Village
- Halifax, location of the Fourth Provincial Congress, which authorized the Halifax Resolves
- Hertford
- Hope Plantation, a restored antebellum plantation house near Windsor
- Jackson
- Museum of the Albemarle
- North Carolina Aquariums with locations in Manteo, Fort Fisher, and Pine Knoll Shores
- Ocracoke
- Plymouth
- Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo
- Somerset Place, a restored antebellum plantation house near Creswell
- Tarboro
- Williamston
- Windsor
History
The tour route was established in 1975 by the North Carolina General Assembly, which included designated highways, locations and signage. A 1977 act amended the original law to expand the list of designated highways and locations.[1][2]
References
External links
- Английская Википедия
- Страницы с неработающими файловыми ссылками
- Historic Albemarle Tour
- 1975 establishments in North Carolina
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1975
- Scenic highways in the United States
- Historic trails and roads in North Carolina
- U.S. Route 13
- U.S. Route 17
- U.S. Route 64
- U.S. Route 301
- George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
