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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

The First English Settlement in America - A Study in Location

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22065
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This article details and describes Outer Banks and the Roanoke Island area geography where America's first English settlement was located. Using historical maps, the article shows the different names used by colonists and explorers for the same features and describes why some features made settlement there desirable.
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