North Carolina

Heritage sites in North Carolina

North Carolina's coastal and military history is preserved through these iconic landmarks. The list features the USS North Carolina, a decorated WWII battleship, and the historic lighthouses of the Outer Banks, including the 1823 Ocracoke Light and the spiraled Cape Hatteras. Military heritage is represented by the 19th-century Fort Macon and the ruins of the Fayetteville Arsenal. Cultural sites include the Thomas Wolfe House in Asheville and the hand-carved 1911 Pullen Park Carousel in Raleigh.

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USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial

USS North Carolina is the lead ship of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United…

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Cape Hatteras Light Station

Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina and is part of the…

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Ocracoke Lighthouse

Ocracoke Light was built in Hyde County, on Ocracoke Island, Ocracoke, North Carolina in 1823 by Massachusetts builder Noah Porter.

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Bodie Island Lighthouse

The current Bodie Island Lighthouse is the third that has stood in this vicinity of Bodie Island on the Outer Banks in North Carolina and…

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Currituck Beach Lighthouse

The Currituck Beach Light () is a lighthouse located on the Outer Banks in Corolla, North Carolina.

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Oak Island Light

The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina.

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Thomas Wolfe House

The Thomas Wolfe House, also known as the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, is a state historic site, historic house and museum located at 52 North…

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Arsenal Park

The Fayetteville Arsenal in Fayetteville, North Carolina was built in 1838 because during the War of 1812 the United States government…

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Carousel

The Pullen Park Carousel is a classic wood carousel at Pullen Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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British Cemetary

HMT Bedfordshire was an armed naval trawler in the service of the Royal Naval Patrol Service during World War II.

Fort Macon

A 19th-century brick coastal defense fortification located in Fort Macon State Park. Built between 1826 and 1834, it served during the Civil War and World War II. The pentagonal fort features restored casemates, gunpowder magazines, and a surrounding moat.