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includes one-day self-guided access to the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom,
park. Guided tours (walking or golf cart) which is one more amazing feat of the canal.
are available by appointment for an The museum features a DVD oral history
additional fee. presentation of locals telling stories about
500 Sylvan Heights Park Way the canal and the river and what it means to
Scotland Neck, NC 27874 them and the community.
252-826-3186 The 7.5-mile Roanoke Canal Trail invites
shwpark.com hikers and bikers to enjoy the scenery and
an abundance of native wildlife and plants.
ROANOKE CANAL MUSEUM A new bike loaner program allows patrons
Fishing the Roanoke River
AND TRAIL to borrow a bicycle to ride along the trail
Visit the world’s longest museum and free of charge; bikes can be borrowed at the
Resolves during a meeting in Halifax County. learn about a vital part of Roanoke Valley’s museum or at Riverside Mill in Weldon.
With that action, North Carolina became history: The Roanoke Canal. More than 15 Jackson Street Ext.
the first colony to take a bold, official 200 years old, the Roanoke Canal has been Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
step toward declaring independence the foundation of the area’s transportation, 252-537-2769
from England. power generation and industrialization for www.roanokecanal.com
You can walk through history in Historic two centuries.
Halifax and experience the lifestyle of those The Roanoke Canal Museum celebrates TILLERY HISTORY HOUSE
early revolutionaries. The Historic Halifax the history of the canal and showcases The History House tells the story of the
Visitor’s Center offers a museum, brief film, many exhibits about the history of the
y living history demonstrations, and tours Roanoke River Valley, the engineering feats Tillery Resettlement Farm, which was one
of approximately 113 rural resettlement
ke Valle archaeological exhibit. power. In 2015, the canal was recognized under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
of nine historic structures and a unique
of the canal, and its source of hydroelectric
“experiments” during the 1930s and ‘40s
25 St. David Street

New Deal.
by the National Parks Services as part of the
Halifax, NC 27839

252-583-7191
www.nchistoricsites.org/halifax/halifax.htm
SYLVAN HEIGHTS
o WATERFOWL PARK
an Discover the world’s largest collection
o of rare and endangered waterfowl at Sylvan
Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck. Sylvan
R Heights gives visitors the opportunity to
see more than 2,500 birds from around
the world, from ducks, geese, and swans to
parrots, pheasants, cranes, owls, toucans,
flamingos, and many others.
Visitors of all ages and interests can
walk through continentally-themed
aviaries, experiencing the diverse beauty,
color and sound of these creatures. For an
even more interactive experience, guests
can feed parakeets and flamingos in the
park’s Landing Zone exhibit. An amazing
handicapped-accessible tree house overlooks
Sylvan Heights’ natural wetlands, and the
Beaver Pond Blind allows visitors to get
closer to North Carolina’s native wildlife.
Sylvan Heights offers regularly scheduled
educational programming and special events.
The park also has a gift shop, playground,
fossil dig, and several picnic areas. Admission
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