Portsmouth, North Carolina

Portsmouth Village
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Portsmouth Church
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Location	North end of Portsmouth Island, Portsmouth, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°4′11″N 76°3′49.64″W / 35.06972°N 76.0637889°W / 35.06972; -76.0637889
Area	250 acres (100 ha)
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Stick/eastlake
NRHP reference No.	78000267[1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1978

Portsmouth was a fishing and shipping village located on Portsmouth Island on the Core Banks in North Carolina, United States. Portsmouth Island is a tidal island connected, under most conditions, to the northern end of the North Core Banks, across Ocracoke Inlet from the village of Ocracoke. The town lies in Carteret County, was established in 1753 by the North Carolina Colonial Assembly, and abandoned in 1971. Its remains are now part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore.