Welcome to Frisco

Frisco was formerly called Trent until the coming of the post office in 1898. Hatteras Island’s first inhabitants were the Croatoans, and archaeological evidence indicates they lived here year-round for more than 12,000 years with a population comparable to today’s. Hatteras Island, known as Croatoan, was the site of the first recorded contact between the English and Native people in America when, on July 4, 1584, Native people peacefully welcomed the strange “turtle people” near this spot, a name inspired by the English explorers’ medieval armor. Three Croatoan Natives from this area became the first Native Americans to travel to England and be presented to Queen Elizabeth and her court. English explorers in America sought gold, pearls, and deer pelts, while Native people particularly valued English metals in forms such as axes. Native people introduced explorers to corn, beans, and squash, widely known as the Three Sisters, an ancient companion-planting system that benefits all three crops and, when eaten together, provides a life-sustaining complete protein. Recorded observations support the idea that the Croatoans lived here in harmony and balance with the natural world, and Native people had long welcomed other tribes for trade before European contact in 1584. Today’s residents continue the hospitality extended centuries ago.

Frisco, North Carolina · United States