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Island Farm
A living history site, Island Farm interprets daily life on Roanoke Island in the mid-1800s. The centerpiece of the site is the Etheridge farmstead; land that had been farmed by Adam Etheridge's family since 1757. Visitors can explore buildings, such as the farmhouse, reconstructed slave cabin, outhouse, cookhouse, smokehouse, dairy, barns, chicken coop, corn crib, woodshed, and blacksmith shop. Nearby, the family graveyard is the final resting place of Mr. Etheridge and many of his descendents. Chickens range freely on the grounds with kitchen garden, grape arbor, island figs and a cornfield. Sheep, a cow, an ox and two banker ponies graze in the pastures. Exhibits in the Visitor Center help put daily life on the farm into historical context–information on island culture, fishing, farming, boatbuilding, windmills, slavery, and the Freedmen’s Colony.
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ABOUT
Island Farm
A living history site, Island Farm interprets daily life on Roanoke Island in the mid-1800s. The centerpiece of the site is the Etheridge farmstead; land that had been farmed by Adam Etheridge's family since 1757. Visitors can explore buildings, such as the farmhouse, reconstructed slave cabin, outhouse, cookhouse, smokehouse, dairy, barns, chicken coop, corn crib, woodshed, and blacksmith shop. Nearby, the family graveyard is the final resting place of Mr. Etheridge and many of his descendents. Chickens range freely on the grounds with kitchen garden, grape arbor, island figs and a cornfield. Sheep, a cow, an ox and two banker ponies graze in the pastures. Exhibits in the Visitor Center help put daily life on the farm into historical context–information on island culture, fishing, farming, boatbuilding, windmills, slavery, and the Freedmen’s Colony.
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ABOUT
Island Farm
A living history site, Island Farm interprets daily life on Roanoke Island in the mid-1800s. The centerpiece of the site is the Etheridge farmstead; land that had been farmed by Adam Etheridge's family since 1757. Visitors can explore buildings, such as the farmhouse, reconstructed slave cabin, outhouse, cookhouse, smokehouse, dairy, barns, chicken coop, corn crib, woodshed, and blacksmith shop. Nearby, the family graveyard is the final resting place of Mr. Etheridge and many of his descendents. Chickens range freely on the grounds with kitchen garden, grape arbor, island figs and a cornfield. Sheep, a cow, an ox and two banker ponies graze in the pastures. Exhibits in the Visitor Center help put daily life on the farm into historical context–information on island culture, fishing, farming, boatbuilding, windmills, slavery, and the Freedmen’s Colony.
contact info
ABOUT
Island Farm
A living history site, Island Farm interprets daily life on Roanoke Island in the mid-1800s. The centerpiece of the site is the Etheridge farmstead; land that had been farmed by Adam Etheridge's family since 1757. Visitors can explore buildings, such as the farmhouse, reconstructed slave cabin, outhouse, cookhouse, smokehouse, dairy, barns, chicken coop, corn crib, woodshed, and blacksmith shop. Nearby, the family graveyard is the final resting place of Mr. Etheridge and many of his descendents. Chickens range freely on the grounds with kitchen garden, grape arbor, island figs and a cornfield. Sheep, a cow, an ox and two banker ponies graze in the pastures. Exhibits in the Visitor Center help put daily life on the farm into historical context–information on island culture, fishing, farming, boatbuilding, windmills, slavery, and the Freedmen’s Colony.