HISTORY LIVES HERE!,.....so do the largest Black Bears on the planet, and the only wild Red Wolf population in the world. Our story begins before recorded history,

Celebrate Native American Heritage at Pettigrew State Park near Creswell. Visit Washington County and experience the past, present and future. Dig through the layers of history beginning with the Native Americans, to the Colonial past at the Davenport Homestead. Experience antebellum splendor at Somerset Place, and see the scars of the War Between the States in historic Plymouth. Maritime history literally surrounds the county, with the vast Albemarle Sound forming the northern boundary, and the mighty Roanoke River delta feeding the miles of creeks and wetlands to form a pristine system of swamps, wetlands and waterways. Wildlife abounds, agriculture thrives and beauty awaits at a variety of venues including Pettigrew State Park, Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and innumerable back road and back creek wildlife viewing opportunities.