Corolla in Currituck County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ray T. Adam's Landing Strip
Photographed by F. Robby, August 15, 2008
1. Ray T. Adam's Landing Strip Marker
He built a landing strip on a man-made finger of land beginning in the sound (approximately where the red channel marker is today) and extending across the front lawn. Guests who traveled by airplane arrived at the front door of the house.
The pond that you see was dug in the late 1980s.
[Text with lower left photo:] Ray T. Adams, 1941.
[Text with middle photo:] Excavating the landing strip. Photograph courtesy of Gin Leinneweber
[Text with upper right photo:] Airplane on landing strip. Photograph courtesy of Gin Leinneweber
Erected by Whalehead Club Currituck Heritage Park, Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas
this page online
Location. 36° 22.358′ N, 75° 50.016′ W. Marker is in Corolla, North Carolina, in Currituck County. It can be reached from the intersection of Ocean Trail (State Highway 12) and Club Road. Marker is within Whalehead Park, southeast of the clubhouse, about 3 tenths of a mile west from the entrance to the park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corolla NC 27927, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain, on the Outer Banks, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Land of the Wild Goose (a few steps from this marker); The Whalehead Club Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Duck Blinds (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Waterfowl Resting Area (about 500 feet away); The Knights (about 600 feet away); Corolla Island Bridges (about 600 feet away); Waterfowl Hunting (about 700 feet away); First Swimming Pool on the Outer Banks (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corolla.
Photographed by F. Robby, August 15, 2008
2. Ray T. Adam's Landing Strip Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,081 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.
