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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"Amongst the shallow blue waters of the Outer Banks lies Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Shaped by constant winds of change, Fort Raleigh has become a focal point of American history. 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Please check the National Weather Service at http://www.weather.gov/mhx/ for up-to-date weather forecast information.","contacts":{"phone":"2524732111","email":"caha_general_information@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Lindsay Warren Visitor Center","description":"The visitor center of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, housing immersive exhibits on the Algonquian, the English, the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony, the Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island, and Reginald Fessenden. A 17-minute dramatic video on the interaction between the Algonquian and the English is displayed in the visitor center's theater.","url":"http://www.nps.gov/fora/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm","lat":35.936954,"lon":-75.708939}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"wright-brothers-national-memorial","km":10},{"slug":"alligator-river-national-wildlife-refuge","km":27},{"slug":"pea-island-national-wildlife-refuge","km":33},{"slug":"cape-hatteras-national-seashore","km":58},{"slug":"currituck-national-wildlife-refuge","km":62},{"slug":"mattamuskeet-national-wildlife-refuge","km":64}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=fora"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.612Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/fort-raleigh-national-historic-site/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/fort-raleigh-national-historic-site.geojson"}