Albemarle region of North Carolina

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The Albemarle region of North Carolina is a historic coastal area in the northeastern part of the state, known as one of its earliest centers of English settlement.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Albemarle region 2
Albemarle region of North Carolina canonical 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
historic region
adjacentTo Outer Banks NERFINISHED
borders Albemarle Sound NERFINISHED
colonialName Albemarle County (colonial North Carolina) NERFINISHED
contains Albemarle Sound watershed NERFINISHED
barrier island-adjacent mainland areas
estuaries
parts of the Inner Banks
rural coastal communities
wetlands
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainedBy Alligator River NERFINISHED
Chowan River NERFINISHED
Pasquotank River NERFINISHED
Perquimans River NERFINISHED
Roanoke River NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic extensive river and sound systems
low-lying topography
predominantly rural landscape
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
forestry
heritage tourism
historicalSignificance one of the earliest centers of English settlement in North Carolina
includesCity Elizabeth City, North Carolina NERFINISHED
includesCounty Bertie County NERFINISHED
Camden County NERFINISHED
Chowan County NERFINISHED
Currituck County NERFINISHED
Dare County NERFINISHED
Gates County NERFINISHED
Pasquotank County NERFINISHED
Perquimans County NERFINISHED
Tyrrell County NERFINISHED
Washington County NERFINISHED
includesTown Columbia, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Edenton, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Hertford, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Windsor, North Carolina NERFINISHED
knownFor early English settlement in North Carolina
historic coastal communities
locatedIn North Carolina
northeastern North Carolina
namedAfter Albemarle Sound NERFINISHED
partOf Coastal Plain of North Carolina NERFINISHED
Historic Albemarle Tour region NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFormation 17th century

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George Durant residence Albemarle region of North Carolina
George Durant regionOfActivity Albemarle region of North Carolina
Northeastern North Carolina historicalRegion Albemarle region of North Carolina
this entity surface form: Albemarle region
Elizabeth City partOf Albemarle region of North Carolina
this entity surface form: Albemarle region