Tag Archives: Albemarle Sound

Albemarle Sound: Voyage through the Centuries: Part VI

Posted on May 19, 2021 by aheronsgarden

Navigating the Sound It was the greatest real estate hoax in history. Come to the New World and you will find a better life, glowing reports implied. If you took the bait, you spent months  on a ship, in a … Continue reading →

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Albemarle Sound: Voyage through the Centuries Part V

Posted on April 30, 2021 by aheronsgarden

The Fight for Independence and the Independence Hurricane It took a lot for colonists in eastern North Carolina to consider revolt. All they wanted was fair treatment.  Don’t exploit us. Give us some say. We’ll be loyal subjects. But royal … Continue reading →

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Albemarle Sound: Voyage Through the Centuries Part IV

Posted on April 23, 2021 by aheronsgarden

Second Chances, the Albemarle Connection, a Revolt and Noxious Disease Less than a century after the first English families stepped ashore on Roanoke Island,  steady streams of pioneers were betting on hope. They were settling along the north shore of … Continue reading →

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