The Outer Banks 2008 Official Travel Guide - (Page 11) OUTER BANKS AT T R A C T I O N S 12. Pea Island Cook House – Pea Island Lifesaving Station was the first station manned by an all black crew. Starting in 1880 and until it was decommissioned by the U.S. Coast Guard in 1947, the crew risked their lives to save victims and cargo along the Outer Banks. The restored cookhouse preserves the history of the station and of the brave men who served there through memorabilia, artifacts, relics and pictures depicting life in the Lifesaving Service. 13. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site – Sir Walter Raleigh’s explorers and colonists attempted to found settlements here on the North end of Roanoke Island in 1585. It is home to the Waterside Theatre, where you’ll find The Lost Colony, a symphonic outdoor drama. You’ll also find a visitor’s center, interpretive programs, bookstore, and nature trail. Open year-round. Closed Christmas day. (252) 473-5772. nps.gov/fora/ – E lizabet han Gardens – Majestic trees greet visitors at this 16th century pleasure garden created by The Garden Club of North Carolina as a living memorial to the lost colonists. Highlights include the thatched gazebo, Shakespearean herb garden, flower bordered walkways, antique garden statuary and formal sunken gardens. Open year-round. Hours vary with season. Admission. (252) 473-3234. elizabethangardens.org – The F reedmen’s Colony of Roanoke Island, 1862-1867 – The Roanoke Island Freedmen’s Colony is recognized as a historic National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Site. A marker was erected in 2001 to designate the site of a permanent colony on Roanoke Island between 1862 and 1867. Most of its 3,000 residents had been slaves three years earlier in northeastern North Carolina. A path through the woods north of Fort Raleigh leads visitors to a commemorative park along Croatan Sound. 11 http://nps.gov/fora/ http://elizabethangardens.org
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