Inner banks

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The Albemarle Region (red) as part of the overall Inner Banks region (yellow)

The Inner Banks denotes an area of ​​approximately 57,568 square kilometers on the east coast of the United States , which belongs to the coastal region in the east of the state of North Carolina . This section of the coast region (as Inner Banks shore heart ) referred to from the barrier island chain it Outer Banks ( outer coast ), a popular tourist attraction to distinguish. The Inner Banks encompass over 4,500 kilometers of inland coast and over 2.5 million people live in the region. Crystal Coast and the Albemarle Region are usually also counted among the Inner Banks. The area is increasingly valued by small entrepreneurs and as a retirement home by retirees. "Inner Banks" is usually abbreviated with the acronym IBX , the term itself is an invention of developers and the tourism industry to give the predominantly rural area a more attractive appeal for visitors and retirees, it is rarely used in everyday language.

geography

According to the general definition, the Inner Banks lie between Interstate 95 in the west and the Outer Banks in the east and extend from the border of the neighboring state of Virginia in the north to the southern border with South Carolina . The 41 counties that make up the region encompass an area three times the size of New Jersey state , although many regions farther from the coast do not see themselves as part of the Inner Banks and are rarely included. From history to an area characterized by agriculture and the textile industry, the east of North Carolina is in an economic upheaval in order to adapt the region to the requirements of a globalized economy .

Albemarle region

Sunset at Kill Devil Hills

Northeast North Carolina or the Albemarle Region consists of 16 counties in the northeast of the state that border Albemarle Sound and its tributaries, such as the Chowan River and the Roanoke River . Although the region is historically far behind the other regions of North Carolina economically, the region has an abundance of undeveloped beaches, rivers and small towns. The region forms the northern part of the Inner Banks.

history

The region, which includes what is now northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, was one of the first areas of North America to be settled by Europeans. The first British child to be born in the New World, Virginia Dare , was born in 1587 on Roanoke Island in what is now North Carolina. Most of this region flourished until the Civil War in which the farmland and shipping companies became the target of Union troops. Many cities in the region were completely destroyed during this time, including Plymouth and Winton . One of the first steel armored warships , the CSS Albemarle was used by the Confederates in Plymouth.

economy

Six small cities of the Inner Banks have joined together to form the Creative Communities Initiative to create a regional economy by creating a suitable environment for scientists, artists and other creative professions. The locations are Ayden , Edenton , Hertford ; Murfreesboro ; Plymouth ; and Tarboro .

structure

Counties

The region is made up of the following counties :

cities and communes

A selection of the cities and towns in the Inner Banks regions:

State parks

In the region there are some areas that the state has placed under nature protection, the so-called state parks :

National Wildlife Refuges

Some areas of the Inner Banks with particularly valuable wildlife are under federal protection as National Wildlife Refuges .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Series: The New Waterfront , News and Observer. July 31, 2006. Archived from the original on July 1, 2006 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.newsobserver.com 
  2. ↑ Carolina's Inner Sanctum , Tampa Tribune. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 5, 2007. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.venture-east.com 
  3. ↑ Creative Communities ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.creative-enc.com

Web links

Inner banks

Albemarle region