Historic Albemarle Tour


The Historic Albemarle Tour or Historic Albemarle Highway is a tour route located in northeastern North Carolina. The tour follow several U.S. and State highways in the seventeen county region, identifying historic sites and towns, marked with brown signs with the George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle coat of arms.

Route description

The tour route is not a linear route, like most scenic routes, but a collection of several highways in the region. The following list are the component
highways that make-up the tour route:
HighwayRouteSites of Interest
Williamston-VA state line
Washington-VA state line
Williamston-Whalebone Junction
Barco-Whalebone Junction
NC 561-VA state line
Washington-Whalebone Junction
Halifax-VA state line
Pitt-Martin county line-Murfreesboro
NC 99-VA state line
Barco-Sligo
US 64-US 17
US 264-NC 99/NC 306
Pantego-NC 32
Sligo-VA state line
US 13-US 258/NC 561
US 301-US 258

Sites

The tour route was established in 1975 by the North Carolina General Assembly; which included designated highways, locations and signage. A 1977 act amended the original law to expand the list of designated highways and locations.