Pine Knoll Shores in Carteret County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Verrazzano

Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)

1. Verrazzano Marker

Inscription. Florentine sailing under French flag. His voyage along the coast in 1524 marked the first recorded European contact with North Carolina.

Erected 1986 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-59.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1524.

Location. 34° 41.717′ N, 76° 49.321′ W. Marker is in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, in Carteret County. It is at the intersection of Salter Path Road (State Highway 58) and Pine Knoll Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Salter Path Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlantic Beach NC 28512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Crystal Coast.

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.

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: SS Pevensey (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bogue Sound Blockhouse (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hoophole Creek (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hoop Pole Creek (approx. 4 miles away); Hoop Pole Creek: A Coastal Nature Preserve (approx. 4 miles away); N.C. State Highway Patrol (approx. 4.3 miles away); North Carolina National Guard (approx. 4.3 miles away); A United States Naval Section Base Inshore Patrol (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret)

2. Verrazzano Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2021, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2021, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.