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Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula is a large peninsula (about 3,200 square miles) on the North Carolina coast, lying between the Albemarle Sound to the north and the Pamlico Sound to the south. The 5 counties of Dare, Hyde, Beaufort, Tyrrell, and Washington all lie wholly or partly on the peninsula. Much of the peninsula is covered with marshland. [1]
Dare County is named after Virginia Dare, the first child born in the Americas to English parents, who was born within the county's current borders. [5] Founded in 1870 from parts of Tyrrell, Currituck and Hyde counties, it consists of a large segment of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, [6] along with Roanoke Island and a peninsula of land attached to the mainland.
Albemarle County: Traditionally said to be an Indian word for wild geese, also rendered "Coratank" 31,593: 526 sq mi (1,362 km 2) Dare County: 055: Manteo: 1870: Currituck County, Hyde County, and Tyrrell County: Virginia Dare (b. 1587), the first child born of English parents in America: 38,110: 1,542 sq mi (3,994 km 2) Davidson County: 057 ...
The Croatan Sound, for instance, lies between mainland Dare County and Roanoke Island. The water bordering the eastern shore of the island to the Outer Banks is commonly referred to as Roanoke Sound (this is also a historical name for the entire body of water now known as Albemarle Sound [1] [2]).
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Dare County to produce records related to a former state legislative aide’s two businesses that won a combined $50 million in state money in recent years.
College of The Albemarle (COA) is a public community college in the Albemarle region of northeastern North Carolina. ... Dare County (Manteo) [3] Edenton-Chowan [4]
Albemarle recently unveiled site maps and project plans to the public during an open house event. Kirsten Martin, Albemarle community relations manager, said a long-range map of the site was made ...
Albemarle is also within the outer coverage and delivery area of The Charlotte Observer [22] Albemarle and Stanly County are served by two local radio stations, WSPC at 1010 AM with a news/talk format, and WZKY at 1580 AM with an oldies music format. Both are owned by Stanly Communications, Inc. WSPC was previously known as WABZ AM in a former ...