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North Carolina National Park Units

Name

Classification

Date*

Hectares

Acres

Features

Appalachian	National Scenic Trail	1968	89,914	222,175	Scenic trail 3,473 km (2,158 mi) long following the Appalachian Mountains from Maine to Georgia
Blue Ridge Parkway	National Parkway	1933	37,142	91,776	Scenic roadway that follows crest of Blue Ridge Mountains (Also in Virginia)
Cape Hatteras	National Seashore	1937	12,271	30,321	Contains beaches, wildlife, and points of historical interest
Cape Lookout	National Seashore	1966	11,430	28,243	Undeveloped barrier islands along the lower Outer Banks; beaches, dunes, historic Portsmouth Village, and Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Carl Sandburg Home	National Historic Site	1968	107	264	Home and farm of the American poet, who lived here the last 22 years of his life
Fort Raleigh	National Historic Site	1941	208	513	Site of first attempted English settlement of North America (1585-1587), established by Sir Walter Raleigh
Great Smoky Mountains	National Park	1926	211,048	521,490	Contains temperate deciduous forest with diversified plantlife; preserves structures associated with southern Appalachian mountain culture (Also in Tennessee)
Guilford Courthouse	National Military Park	1917	89	221	Site of initial confrontation (1781) in campaign leading to victory for colonists at Yorktown during American Revolution
Moores Creek	National Battlefield	1926	36	88	Commemorates Revolutionary War encounter (1776) between North Carolina Patriots and Loyalists
Wright Brothers	National Memorial	1927	173	428	Site of first sustained motorized flight
* Earliest date of federal government involvement with the area.

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