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...visitors alike--who relish being outdoors. The town is located at the confluence of the Trent and Neuse rivers, where there are annual sailing regattas as well as major seasonal fishing tournaments. Woods, streams, lakes and hiking trails can all be found in the 155,000 acres of nearby Croatan National Forest. Less than an hour away by car are the windswept dunes and white sand beaches of the Atlantic. At the shore, an aquarium and a restored Civil War coastal fort are fun to visit, especially for children, and just a short distance away by ferry are the Outer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: New Bern, N.C. | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...Croatan!" she cries, "The Lost Colony, right...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Southern Discomfort | 4/6/1985 | See Source »

...When Sir Walter Raleigh's Roanoke Island colony mysteriously disappeared some time between 1587 and 1590, the message CROATOAN was found carved on a tree. The"lost colony," some experts believe, joined the Croatan Indians. Among them: Virginia Dare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIANS: The Natives Are Restless | 1/27/1958 | See Source »

...Lumberton, N.C., James Bledsoe, a 33-year-old member of the Croatan Indians, was jailed for slashing two of his fellow tribesmen and drinking their blood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Nov. 3, 1947 | 11/3/1947 | See Source »

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