The Outer Banks consist of a collection of barrier islands along the North Carolina coast. The area is split into three regions, according to the Visitors Bureau: the Northern Beaches, Roanoke ...

Two decades before Jamestown, settlers arrived in what is now North ... Carolina, Governor John White watched with elation as a column of smoke rose into the summer dusk. The plume from Roanoke ...

In 1587, a group of English settlers led by John White arrived on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. When White returned from a ...

To get to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, travelers will need to take a car or taxi due to the lack of public transportation to and from the area. The aquarium is open daily (except ...

The man explained that he was a tourist who had found the 21-pound stone near the North Carolina–Virginia ... the English colonists landed on Roanoke Island. Did Governor John White’s daughter ...

Day 2024—which will take place on Wednesday, November 20, 2024—Dare County GIS, in collaboration with the Dare County Library ...

The expedition landed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in July 1684. Roanoke Island was believed to be the perfect place for the first British colony in North America. A year after the initial ...

Dare County gets in on spooky season with its new interactive map that features more than 30 tales, legends and " mysterious occurrences" connected to the Outer Banks.

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NE. The overnight low will be 43 °F (6.1 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 61 °F (16.1 °C). Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). Mostly sunny today with ...

We will give preference to letters that thoughtfully respond to or offer perspective on content published in The Roanoke Times and on local or state issues. Letters we choose to publish are ...