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Spanish force landed and captured Beaufort, 1747. Driven away a few days later by local troops.
The Confederate ironclad ram "Albemarle" sank the Union gunboat "Southfield", April 19, 1864, one mile N.E. in the Roanoke River.
The main line of Union defenses during the Battle of Plymouth, April 17-20, 1864, was built across the road at this point.
General Matt Ransom's brigade formed in line of battle near here in the final Confederate attack, April 20, 1864.
Location: US 64 at rest area in PlymouthCounty: WashingtonOriginal Date Cast: 1962Large marker with map and text which follows:
Location: US 64/264 rest area northwest of ManteoCounty: DareOriginal Date Cast: 1961Large marker with map and text which follows:
Location: NC 345 south of junction with US 64/264County: DareOriginal Date Cast: 1961Large marker with map and text which follows:At 3 P.M. February 7, 1862, Union forces under Gen. Ambrose Burnside landed at Ashby Harbor. By midnight 7,500 Federals were ashore. A Confederate force of 400 men and 3 field-pieces was sent to resist the Federal landing. The Confederates were driven away by gunfire from the Federal fleet in Croatan Sound.
Site of Confederate batteries on Pamlico River which enabled Gen. D. H. Hill's forces to besiege Washington in spring of 1863. 5 mi. E.
The town was burned and shelled by evacuating United States troops in April, 1864.
Confederate troops led by Gen. Robert F. Hoke, aided by ram Albemarle, retook Union-occupied town, April 17-20, 1864.