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Historic Albemarle Tour

Historic Albemarle Tour

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The Historic Albemarle Tour or Historic Albemarle Highway is a tour route located in northeastern North Carolina. The tour follows several U.S. and State highways in the seventeen county region, identifying historic sites and towns, marked with brown signs with the George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle coat of arms.

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Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras Village
Manor House of Hope Plantation near Windsor
North Carolina Aquarium near Manteo

The tour route is not a linear route, like most scenic routes, but a collection of several highways in the region. The following list are the component highways that make-up the tour route:

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History

The tour route was established in 1975 by the North Carolina General Assembly, which included designated highways, locations and signage. A 1977 act amended the original law to expand the list of designated highways and locations.[1][2]


References

  1. "NC Senate Bill 315: An act to designate certain major highways s Historic Albemarle Tours Highways" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2016.

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