EARLY DRAWBRIDGE-D-22
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Countrydragon
N 34° 20.429 W 077° 53.687
18S E 233703 N 3803706
located on US 117 north of Castle Hayne
Waymark Code: WM7XGD
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member fatcat161
Views: 5

One of the few drawbridges in the American colonies was built near here by Benjamin Heron about 1768. Destroyed by British troops, 1781.
Marker Name: EARLY DRAWBRIDGE

Marker Type: Roadside

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Local North Carolina markers without State Number Designation: Not listed

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