Northeastern North Carolina
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Northeastern North Carolina consists of 16 counties. Although the region has historically lagged far behind the rest of North Carolina in terms of economic growth, it has much to offer in the form of undeveloped beaches, rivers, and small-town life.
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The area which is now northeastern NC and southeastern VA was one of the first areas of North America to be settled by Europeans. The first British child born in North America, Virginia Dare, was born on Roanoke Island in 1587, in what is today part of North Carolina. Most of the region was relatively prosperous until the Civil War, when it's productive farmland and shipping industries became a frequent target for Union invasions. Several towns in the region were burned to the ground during this time, including Plymouth and Winton. One of the first uses of an ironclad warship was by Confederate forces at Plymouth, in the CSS Albemarle.
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