Near Nags Head in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Port Ferdinando
Photographed by R.D. Stroud, June 3, 2010
1. Port Ferdinando Marker
Erected 2004 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number B-60.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1585.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 50.304′ N, 75° 33.732′ W. Marker was near Nags Head, North Carolina, in Dare County. It was on State Highway 12, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Nags Head NC 27959, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: A Hunter's Paradise (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bodie Island Light Station (approx. 1.4 miles away); All for Safe Passage (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Bodie Island Lighthouse (approx. 1.4 miles away); Giant Bluefin Tuna (approx. 3 miles away); Gateway to the Atlantic (approx. 3.1 miles
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Bodie Island Lighthouse (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Kevin W., June 23, 2009
2. Port Ferdinando Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., June 23, 2009
3. Port Ferdinando Marker
Photographed by Dave W, June 3, 2023
4. Port Ferdinando Marker
Pole shown with marker broken off and missing.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,241 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on June 4, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1. submitted on June 7, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4. submitted on June 4, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
