view gallery SW0 km | Old Burying Ground - Beaufort NC in Worldwide Cemeteries Deeded to town, 1731, by Nathanael Taylor. Capt. Otway Burns of the War of 1812, Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers are buried here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
view gallery SW0 km | Old Burying Ground - Beaufort NC in Official Local Tourism Attractions Nestled in the 400 block of Ann Street in Beaufort’s Historic District, the oldest of the town’s cemeteries was established in the early 1700s. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 04/09/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
view gallery SW0 km | Old Burying Ground in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Old Burying Ground is an 18th Century cemetery in Beaufort. The coordinates are for the Ann Street gates to the Burying Grounds where a state historic marker located. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/01/2006 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
view gallery SE0 km | Ann Street United Methodist Church, Beaufort, North Carolina in This Old Church Ann Street United Methodist Church was built in 1854, but the congregation dates back to 1778. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/21/2006 last visited: 04/20/2015 |
view gallery W0 km | Old Burying Ground, Marker C-43 in North Carolina Historical Markers The Old Burying Ground is an 18th century cemetery owned by the town of Beaufort since 1731. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/01/2006 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
view gallery E0 km | Wooden Handmade Grave Marker - Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, NC in Homemade Tombstones Hand made wooden grave marker for a child at the old burying grounds in Beaufort, NC. posted by: 79scouts location: North Carolina date approved: 08/01/2010 last visited: 10/16/2012 |
view gallery NE0.2 km | Purvis Chapel, Beaufort, North Carolina in This Old Church Purvis Chapel is the oldest church in continuous use in Beaufort. This church was originally built as a Methodist church and later given to the AME Zion congregation. This church is one of three in Beaufort that border on the Old Burying Ground cemetery. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/26/2006 last visited: 10/16/2012 |
view gallery W0.2 km | North Carolina Civil War Trail - Beaufort in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Trail sign in historic Beaufort, NC - Union Occupation and Confederate Spies. posted by: 79scouts location: North Carolina date approved: 08/02/2010 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
view gallery W0.2 km | Beaufort Union Occupation and Confederate Spies - Beaufort NC in U.S. Civil War Sites Before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, local citizens formed the Beaufort Harbor Guards. These Confederate sympathizers, led by Capt. Josiah Pender, occupied Fort Mason wheb U.S. Army Ordnance Sgt. William Alexander, surrendered. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 04/10/2023 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
view gallery NE0.2 km | Carteret County Confederate Monument, Beaufort, North Carolina in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials The Civil War Monument for Carteret County is on the grounds of the courthouse in Beaufort. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/02/2006 last visited: 04/10/2023 |
view gallery N0.2 km | Whale Fishery, Marker C-21 in North Carolina Historical Markers Whaling was never a huge industry in North Carolina. In fact, it was seasonal work for Outer Bankers. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/04/2006 last visited: 07/28/2013 |
view gallery N0.2 km | Salt Works, Marker C-13 in North Carolina Historical Markers This marker makes note of a Revolutionary War Salt Works nearby. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/02/2006 last visited: 07/28/2013 |
view gallery N0.2 km | Spanish Attack, Marker C-8 in North Carolina Historical Markers The Spanish Navy harrased and captured Beauford in 1747. They were repulsed, but the need for a coastal fort was apparent and Fort Dobbs was built nearby in 1756. This was later replaced by Fort Macon. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/01/2006 last visited: 07/28/2013 |
view gallery N0.2 km | Carteret County Veterans Memorial, Beaufort, North Carolina in World War I Memorials and Monuments The Carteret County Veterans Memorial honors veterans from World War I forward. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/28/2006 last visited: 10/16/2012 |
view gallery W0.3 km | C-83 Jacob Henry in North Carolina Historical Markers C-83 Jacob Henry Located in Beaufort near the corner of Front Street and Orange Street posted by: david28377 location: North Carolina date approved: 07/29/2013 last visited: 07/28/2013 |
view gallery W0.3 km | Jacob Henry - Beaufort NC in Civil Rights Memorials First Jewish member of N.C. legislature, 1808. Delivered a landmark address on religious freedom. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 10/19/2022 |
view gallery W0.3 km | Jacob Henry - Beaufort NC in Citizen Memorials First Jewish member of N.C. legislature, 1808. Delivered a landmark address on religious freedom. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 01/11/2023 last visited: 01/12/2023 |
view gallery SE0.6 km | MARINE RESEARCH --- C-69 in North Carolina Historical Markers Located on Front St. at Live Oak St in Beaufort NC posted by: Countrydragon location: North Carolina date approved: 01/18/2010 last visited: 06/11/2016 |
view gallery E0.6 km | Beaufort Fire Department, Beaufort, North Carolina in Firehouses The Fire Station in Beaufort, North Carolina. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/21/2006 last visited: 10/16/2012 |
view gallery E1 km | Municipal Water Tower, Beaufort, North Carolina in Water Towers The municipal water tower in Beaufort. posted by: showbizkid location: North Carolina date approved: 07/21/2006 last visited: 10/16/2012 |
view gallery SW2.7 km | Fort Macon State Park in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites Fort Macon is a five-sided brick and stone fort that was constructed in 1826 to protect the ports of Beaufort and Morehead City on the North Carolina mainland. posted by: geodave88 location: North Carolina date approved: 07/14/2008 last visited: 05/12/2023 |
view gallery SW2.7 km | Fort Macon Guardian of Beaufort Harbor - Atlantic Beach NC in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This fort, guarding the entrance to Beaufort Harbor, was built between 1826 and 1834 as one of a series of seacoast fortifications for national defense. Local secessionist militia forces seized the fort on April 14, 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 04/17/2020 last visited: 10/08/2021 |
view gallery SW2.7 km | Fort Macon Coast Guard Station - Atlantic Beach NC in Signs of History In 1903, the US War Department approved a request from the US Treasury Department to establish a US Life-Saving Service station on the Fort Macon Military Reservation. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 04/09/2023 last visited: 04/09/2023 |
view gallery SW2.7 km | World War II Defenses Fort Macon Goes To War Again, 1941-44 - Atlantic Beach in Signs of History When the United States entered World War II in December 1941, US Coast Artillery troops occupied Fort Macon State Park for the defense of strategic points in the Beaufort Inlet-Cape Lookout area. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 04/09/2023 last visited: 04/09/2023 |
view gallery SW2.7 km | Fort Macon in the 1920s and 1930s - Atlantic Beach NC in Signs of History Fort Macon became a state park in 1924. At that time, the fort was all that remained of the military post. All other traces of the Army’s presence from the 19th century were gone. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 04/09/2023 last visited: 04/09/2023 |
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