Albemarle
North Carolina waterway
Albemarle is a place name appearing across the American South, most notably for Albemarle County in Virginia and Albemarle Sound in North Carolina.
Both derive from George Monck, Duke of Albemarle, a 17th-century English statesman.
The name marks historic settlements and geographic features: The Albemarle region was among the earliest English colonies.
Southeastern Atlantic coast state
- CharlottesvilleCentral Virginia college city
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
- Outer BanksCoastal Carolina barrier islands
- Roanoke IslandSite of vanished English settlement
Hertford · coastal plain · tidewater · inland waterway · barrier islands · Atlantic Coast · Chesapeake Bay · brackish water
System of noble ranks
- nobleTitled or virtuous
- titleFormal honorific or name
- earldomNobleman's rank and realm
- dukedomNoble's territorial domain
English nobility · Restoration · Charles II · lordship · hereditary · coat of arms · landed gentry · royal favor
Armed naval vessel
- ironcladImpossible to dispute
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- ramAdult male sheep
- naval battleArmed clash between warships
Plymouth · torpedo boat · sinking · Union blockade · naval engagement · shipbuilding · commander · fleet
Community established by Britons
- plantationsLarge-scale farming operations
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
- colonial assemblyGoverning body in colonies
land grants · settlers · frontier · Native American tribes · colonial governor
North Carolina
Southeastern Atlantic coast state
- CharlottesvilleCentral Virginia college city
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
- Outer BanksCoastal Carolina barrier islands
Roanoke Island · Hertford · coastal plain · tidewater · inland waterway · barrier islands · Atlantic Coast · Chesapeake Bay · brackish water · estuary
peerage
System of noble ranks
dukedom · English nobility · Restoration · Charles II · lordship · hereditary · coat of arms · landed gentry · royal favor · patronage
warship
Armed naval vessel
naval battle · Plymouth · torpedo boat · sinking · Union blockade · naval engagement · shipbuilding · commander · fleet
English settlement
Community established by Britons
- plantationsLarge-scale farming operations
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
colonial assembly · land grants · settlers · frontier · Native American tribes · colonial governor
Albemarleopen ocean
Sea far from shore
Atlantic Ocean · high seas · deep sea · open water · mid-Atlantic