. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Phnio by Clay Nolen Reenacting the past at Fort Macon (above); the Elizabeth II, the centerpiece of America's 400th Anniversary celebration, moored in Manteo harbor (right). Welcome to Sea Grant's tour of historic North Carolina. For the next several pages, we'll be taking a journey back in timeâback to the days when the first settlers were charting the course for North Carolina. We'll begin our adventure in the northern part of the state and work our way south. Please hang on because we'll be traveling ba
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Phnio by Clay Nolen Reenacting the past at Fort Macon (above); the Elizabeth II, the centerpiece of America's 400th Anniversary celebration, moored in Manteo harbor (right). Welcome to Sea Grant's tour of historic North Carolina. For the next several pages, we'll be taking a journey back in timeâback to the days when the first settlers were charting the course for North Carolina. We'll begin our adventure in the northern part of the state and work our way south. Please hang on because we'll be traveling back several hundred years in time and making quite a few stops. Have a pleasant journey. â Historic Albemarle Tour, Albemarle Sound region. Following the Historic Albemarle Highway Tour is one of the best ways to get an overview of the first years of the state's history. You'll travel coastal highways to the Lost Col- ony, Elizabethan Gardens, Somerset Place, Belhaven Memorial Museum, Bath, the Hope Plantation, Edenton, Halifax and Murfrees- boro. Since our time is limited, we'll only stop at a few of the sites. For information on others, please call 919/482-7325. â Historic Edenton. In Edenton, the towns- people were defiant even before the Bostoni- ans. In 1774, Edenton women held their own tea party, signing a resolution supporting the acts of the rebellious provincial congress. To- day the town is known for its well-preserved homes and buildings spanning 250 years. A complete walking tour is $3 for adults, $ for students. 919/482-3663. â Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills. On Dec. 17,1903, Orville and Wil- bur Wright placed a winged contraption on level ground. Orville took the pilot's position, and at 10:35 , the machine moved forward under its own power and lifted him into the air. Now, the National Park Service maintains the site of that historic first fhght. It includes a visitor center, a monument atop Kill Devil Hill and a reconstruction of
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