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Plymouth Civil War Massacre to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A Confederate attack on U.S. troops in eastern North Carolina in April 1864 that led to killing of Black soldiers and civilians will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

National Register Adds 15 North Carolina Historic Places

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is pleased to announce that three historic districts and twelve individual properties across the state have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

'Saturday at the QAR Lab' Showcases Blackbeard’s Flagship

Before it was a pirate ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge was known by another name.

The ship, La Concorde, was a slave-trading vessel that became the infamous pirate Blackbeard’s flagship.

N.C. State Archives Offers Symposium Commemorating 250th Anniversary of Edenton Tea Party

From Edenton to Congress and from petitions to gubernatorial proclamations, women’s participation in North Carolina politics has risen for 250 years.

North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office Receives African American Civil Rights Grant from the National Park Service

The North Carolina Historic Preservation Office has received an African American Civil Rights (AACR) Grant from the National Park Service to undertake an architectural survey of resources associated with the Civil Rights movement in northeastern North Carolina.

Waccamaw Siouan Indian Tribe to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

An American Indian tribe that settled in southeastern North Carolina soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

Meherrin Indian Tribe to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

An American Indian tribe that settled in northeastern North Carolina soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

N.C. American Indian Heritage Commission Receives Grant to Fund Oral History Project

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) is excited to announce a new oral history project, supported by a $141,264 Public Engagement with Historical Records Grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

State Archives to Host Virtual Program on its Podcast, 'Connecting the Docs'

Meet the team behind "Connecting the Docs," the State Archives of North Carolina’s podcast.

Sappony Indian Tribe to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

An American Indian tribe linked to a settlement primarily in the northern Piedmont region straddling Person County, N.C.,  and Halifax County, Va., soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.