Battle of Roanoke Island

At 3 P.M. February 7, 1862, Union forces under Gen. Ambrose Burnside landed at Ashby Harbor (A). By midnight 7,500 Federals were ashore. A Confederate force of 400 men and 3 field-pieces was sent to resist the Federal landing. The ...

Roanoke River

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952, since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."

Marker is on U.S. 258 3.3 miles north of River Road (North Carolina Road 1800), on the ...

Roanoke River

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952, since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."

Marker is on U.S. 258 3.3 miles north of River Road (North Carolina Road 1800), on the ...

The Roanoke Star

World's largest man-made star. Erected in 1949 as a symbol of the progressive spirit of Roanoke, Star City of the South.

Height of steel structure - 100 ft.

Height of star - 88 1/2 ft.

Weight of star - 10,000 lbs.

Weight of steel ...