Event Dime

Hidden in Plain Sight: 500 Years of Roanoke Island History in Cartography

When:

July 28, 2026 · 11:00 AM

Where:

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, NC

Source:

NC State Parks – Events

Journey through a series of maps from the 1520’s to present to discover previously unseen connections and interpretations of Roanoke Island and surrounding Eastern North Carolina history. Integrating these maps with primary historical texts, surveys and deeds sheds light on diverse questions ranging from Indian burial grounds to Manteo’s street grid design to the 1585 “Newe Forte in Verginia” palisade built by Ralph Lane. The presentation is part of the museum’s Salty Dawg Speaker Series, whic