Articles related to "Roanoke Island"

Ten years before colonial Jamestown, Roanoke Island was the brief home for over 100 people. How and why they disappeared has puzzled historians.

What happened to the 117 people who tried to establish the first English settlement in America?

Mention lighthouses and North Carolina and images of the Cape Hatteras' spiraling black and white come to mind. Here are the state's other beacons.

A review of water activities for kids on North Carolina's Outer Banks

Powhatan was the chief of a federation of Algonquian Indian tribes who lived in the tidewater region of Virginia. His rule may hold a clue to the disappearance of the wh

While at North Carolina's Outer Banks - journey to the Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island for an oasis of natural splendor at the site of one of history's mysteries.

Windsurfing, birding, fishing and otherwise kicking back are the mainstays of the OBX, where the Wright Brothers first took flight.

Virginia Dare and her lost colony have been and still are a mystery of history. Facts exist as well as theories. Perhaps this will be resolved by psychics.

Gilbert starts a colony at New Foundland. Drake returns the Roanoke settlers to England. The second Roanoke group disappears.

It's the classic family vacation. We've all done it. The family beach vacation. Still, not all beaches are created equal. Some beaches cater more to rowdy 18-year-olds for Beach Week. Some are a little too quiet to keep the kids entertained. Here are the best family beach vacations, each one a beach destination that is ideal for both parents and kids.

With the coming of the American Civil War a telegraph line is strung across the nation, connecting the east to the west. On October 24, 1861, the Pony Express is through.

General Burnside was an American Civil War officer and popular Rhode Island politician who invented a new type of rifle and had a men's whiskers style named after him.

A review of North Carolina's Outer Banks as a family destination, featuring Jockey State Park

The Outer Banks of North Carolina are barrier islands on the Atlantic. Pet friendly hotels welcome Fido or Fifi along when traveling to this beach front getaway.

Looking for a destination which will please every interest and age group? Your quest needs to include Wilmington NC's Carolina and Kure Beaches!

Why was this wife of a captured Confederate Army lieutenant who was imprisoned in Fort Warren executed? Why does her specter wear black?

North Carolina has 8 lighthouses offering insight to the NC coast's past and present. Be sure to take some to visit these beautiful locations.