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Holiday 2005
An aerial image of Roanoke Island and water surrounding it.

Holiday 2005

The Freedmen of Roanoke Island: The Other Lost Colony

Crossing the bridge onto the northern tip of Roanoke Island, visitors can hardly help but stare at an 11-foot-wide sign announcing the birthplace of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the new world. Across the road, a simple street sign marks another of our nation's historic firsts. The thin strip of metal reads: "Freedmen's Colony Road." There is no room to explain that the Freedmen's Colony was a camp of ex-slaves that became a thriving colony — one that built schools, churches and homes during the Civil War.

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Carteret Catch: New Marketing Project Promotes Local Seafood

The visit to the state-of-the-art seafood facility is one stop on an East Coast trip sponsored by a Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI) grant awarded to Carteret Community College. The project promotes local seafood through community and business partnerships.
Trees along Taylor's Creek in Beaufort, NC.

Strolling through Beaufort’s Seafaring Past: Holiday Walk Features Historic Sites

It is the mid-1800s again in the historic Josiah Bell house in downtown Beaufort. In a large yellow parlor with mauve woodwork, three women in Victorian-style dresses play the rich sound of "Oh Holy Night" on their harps.