albemarle pamlico peninsula Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/albemarle-pamlico-peninsula Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:04:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 A DRIVE THROUGH THE ALBEMARLE PENINSULA http://toursmaps.com/a-drive-through-the-albemarle-peninsula.html http://toursmaps.com/a-drive-through-the-albemarle-peninsula.html#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:15:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=235575 For many travelers along U.S. Highway 264, the road is nothing more than the quickest route to the Outer Banks. In their haste to get to the beach, they whiz right by striking scenery, towns rich with historical significance, and some of the finest wildlife viewing in the state. Washington, where we begin our route, changed its name from Forks of the Tar in 1776, becoming according to townspeople America’s first town named after George Washington. Ideally situated on the Pamlico River, the town became an important port during the Revolution when other Southern ports were under control by the

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