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Albemarle Sound

Albemarle Sound is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina, sheltered from the Atlantic by the Outer Banks. Settlers from Virginia moved to its shores in the 1650s and 1660s, and the Albemarle region became the first settled part of the Province of Carolina and the core of the later Province of North Carolina.

Albemarle Sound
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Province of CarolinaProvince of North Carolina

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Albemarle Sound. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/albemarle-sound
MLA
“Albemarle Sound.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/albemarle-sound. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Albemarle Sound.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/albemarle-sound.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Albemarle Sound’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/albemarle-sound (Accessed: ).

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