Civil War | Historic Site
Dare County Civil War Heritage Trail
North Carolina
Through Roanoke Island and Hatteras Island
Manteo, NC 27954
United States
The Dare County Civil War Heritage Trail covers fifteen miles and has fifteen markers and wayside exhibits depicting the first combined military operation of the Civil War at Hatteras Inlet, the first amphibious landing of the Civil War, the capturing of Forts Hatteras and Clark, the naval engagement between the USS Albatross and the CSS Beaufort, and the Freedman's colony located on Roanoke Island.
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