Albemarle Sound

noun

Albemarle Sound

/ ˈælbəˌmɑːl /

With these two forts the Confederates claimed that they could control the entrance to Albemarle Sound.

The rebels then concentrated at Roanoke, which is the key to Albemarle Sound, and an important military position.

In 1667, there were no inhabitants in Carolina south of Albemarle Sound; in 1672 scarcely more than four hundred.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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