Public Law 87–148

eastern and southern extension

Beginning at the southwest corner of the present Fort Kaleigh National Historic Site, which is on the northerly right-of-way line of North Carolina State Highway Numbered 345, said point bearing south 7 degrees 45 minutes east, 35 feet, more or less, from a concrete monument on the existing west boundary of the said national historic site;

Thence south 72 degrees 00 minutes east, 537 feet, more or less, following everywhere the said northerly right-of-way line of North Carolina State Highway Numbered 345, which line is also the south boundary of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, to a corner on the said south boundary of the national historic site;

Thence south 68 degrees 30 minutes east, 70 feet, more or less, following everywhere the said northerly right-of-way line of North Carolina State Highway Numbered 345, which line is also the south boundary of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, to the southwest corner of land now or formerly owned by the W. O. Dough estate;

Thence north 29 degrees 30 minutes east, 992 feet, more or less, along the westerly property line of lands now or formerly owned by the said W. O. Dough estate and of the W. J. Griffin subdivision which line is also the east boundary of the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, to a point on the high water line of Roanoke Sound, said point being the northwest corner of the said W. J. Griffin subdivision;

Thence south 83 degrees 00 minutes east, 729 feet, more or less, along the high water line of Roanoke Sound to the point of intersection with the westerly line of Dare Avenue, or the extension thereof, in the W. J. Griffin subdivision;

Thence south 29 degrees 30 minutes west, 1,230 feet, more or less, along the said westerly line of any northerly extension of Dare Avenue and/or the westerly line of Dare Avenue, and crossing on a prolongation of said line the 60-foot right-of-way of North Carolina State Highway Numbered 345 to a point on the southerly right-of-way line of said highway;

Thence south 69 degrees 00 minutes east, 115 feet, more or less, following everywhere the said southerly right-of-way line of North Carolina State Highway Numbered 345 to the point of intersection with the easterly property line of land now or formerly owned by Essie Payne; thence south 27 degrees 00 minutes west, 910 feet along the said easterly property line of land now or formerly owned by Essie Payne to a point;

Thence south 7 degrees 45 minutes east, 790 feet, crossing the 100-foot right-of-way of the United States highway bearing numbers 64 and 264, to a point located on land now or formerly owned by Ralph Umphlett; thence south 73 degrees 30 minutes west, 640 feet, more or less, to a point on the easterly property line of land now or formerly owned by Essie Payne;

Thence south 27 degrees 00 minutes west, 175 feet, more or less, along the said easterly property line of land now or formerly owned by Essie Payne to a point on the easterly property line of land now or formerly owned by Willis Pearce;

Thence north 7 degrees 45 minutes west, 1,430 feet, more or less, along the said easterly property line of land now or formerly owned by Willis Pearce, crossing the said 100-foot right-of-way of the United States highway bearing numbers 64 and 264, to a point on the southerly property line of land now or formerly owned by Alma Reich and Alton Aydlett;

Thence south 67 degrees 00 minutes west, 1,100 feet, more or less, along the said southerly property line of land now or formerly owned by Alma Reich and Alton Aydlett to a point on the easterly right-of-way line of the Old Ferry Road; thence north 32 degrees 00 minutes east, 1,530 feet, more or less, following everywhere the said easterly right-of-way line of Old Ferry Road, to the point of intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of North Carolina Highway Numbered 345;

Thence northwesterly 60 feet, more or less, crossing the right-of-way of said North Carolina State Highway Numbered 345, to the point of beginning, but excluding therefrom the right-of-way of the United States highway bearing numbers 64 and 264. The tract as described contains approximately 73 acres.

western addition

Beginning at a point on the high water line of Roanoke Sound which marks the northwest corner of land now or formerly owned by the Roanoke Island Historical Association, said point being located about 450 feet westerly from the northwest corner of the existing Fort Raleigh National Historic Site;

Thence south 35 degrees 15 minutes west, 1,356 feet, more or less, along the west property line of said land now or formerly owned by the Roanoke Island Historical Association crossing the 6d-foot right-of-way of North Carolina State Highway Numbered 345, and along the west property line of a second tract of land now or formerly owned by the Roanoke Island Historical Association, to the most westerly corner of the said second-named tract of land now or formerly owned by the Roanoke Island Historical Association;

Thence south 69 degrees 00 minutes west, 100 feet, more or less, to a corner on the easterly property line of land now or formerly owned by Jerome Griffin; thence north 76 degrees 00 minutes west, 2,500 feet, more or less, across land now or formerly owned by Jerome Griffin, to a point of the high water line of Roanoke Sound; thence easterly 3,450 feet, more or less, along the high water line of Roanoke Sound to the point of beginning, the tract as described containing approximately 52 acres.