Fort Raleigh National Historic Site NC 27954

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Kristy Johnson

This place is historic for two major reasons, and I’m grateful that I got to learn about the Freedman’s colony that was here. I live in Massachusetts, where we learn a lot about the pilgrims and their religious motivations for coming. Jamestown and this site are different. There’s even a sign indicating the goal of “gold, praise, and glory.” I learned a lot! I appreciate it that it was fully paved, and the doses are super helpful. I didn’t get to stay for a performance at the theater, but I hope I can go back someday for one. It’s so cool that that in itself is also incredibly historic!

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Mila P

Beautiful place!? We stoped by at Sunday afternoon being on a road trip and were too tired already to be able discovering the entire area and leaving all the historical information about but we loved the trees and the theatre and the beach… definitely will come once again and spend more time inside. Go there if you’re travelling around!

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Jon Martin

I went to the Lost Roanoke Colony and the Visitor Center, both of which are free. I lucked out that a guided tour had just started when I arrived so I joined that, the guide was very knowledgeable and it was a good tour. There's a short trail you can walk around the old colony grounds takes about 15-20 min with some informational signs to read throughout. The visitor center has additional info about the site, the colonists, and the surrounding area/inhabitants also has some cool artifacts.