 view gallery |   Aquascogoc (B-72)
in North Carolina Historical Markers Located at the intersection of West Main Street and Route 264. posted by:  flyingmoose location: North Carolina date approved: 2/22/2021 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Home of Richard Mendenhall c. 1811 in North Carolina Historical Markers Located W. Main Street (Business US 29) at West Parkside Drive, Jamestown posted by: Markerman62 location: North Carolina date approved: 8/25/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Rutherford Trace (P-41) in North Carolina Historical Markers The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept. 1776, passed here, through Pigeon Gap. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Cathey's Fort (N-26) in North Carolina Historical Markers A rendezvous for the North Carolina militia led by General Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee in 1776, was one mile east. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Gilbert Town (O-4) in North Carolina Historical Markers Rutherford County Seat, 1781-85, stood hereabout. Before Battle of Kings Mountain both armies camped nearby. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Pleasant Gardens (N-4) in North Carolina Historical Markers Home of Joseph McDowell (1758-1795), soldier and physician. Officer at the Battle of Kings Mountain. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Daniel Kanipe (N-50) in North Carolina Historical Markers urvived Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876. A soldier in 7th U.S. cavalry, he witnessed defeat of Geo. A. Custer. Lived here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Peter Forney (O-61) in North Carolina Historical Markers Pioneer manufacturer of iron; Revolutionary War officer; Congressman, 1813-1815. Mt. Welcome, his home, was ¾ mi. S. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Fort Defiance (N-1) in North Carolina Historical Markers Home of William Lenoir, leader in Revolution & public affairs. Built 1788-92 and named for colonial fort on the site 4½ miles east. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Junaluska in North Carolina Historical Markers Junaluska ca. 1779 - 1858 Cherokee warrior, fought for U.S. in Creek War, 1814. Granted citizenship and land by N.C., 1847. Grave is one mile S.W. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 4/2/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Tobacco Unionism (J-115) in North Carolina Historical Markers Strike by leaf workers, mostly black and female, June 17, 1943, ½ mile W., led to seven years of labor & civil rights activism by Local 22. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | John N. Maffitt (D-61) in North Carolina Historical Markers Captain of Confederate cruiser “Florida” and ironclad “Albemarle.” With U.S. Coast Survey, 1842-1858. Blockade runner; Grave 14 blks. N.E. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: 3/26/2020 |
 view gallery | St. Stephen A.M.E. Church (D-77) in North Carolina Historical Markers Congregation formed in 1865. Present church constructed 1880 on land donated by Geo. Peabody. Located 2 blocks east. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. (D-96) in North Carolina Historical Markers Constructed 243 vessels at shipyard one mile west, 1941-1946. Its first Liberty Ship, the S.S. Zebulon B. Vance, launched Dec. 6, 1941. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Johnson Jones Hooper (D-64) in North Carolina Historical Markers Editor and humorist, creator of “Simon Suggs” and other characters of the Southern frontier. Born in this city, 1815. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: 3/26/2020 |
 view gallery | State Salt Works (D-23) in North Carolina Historical Markers The state of North Carolina to relieve a wartime scarcity, operated salt works from here to Myrtle Grove Sound, 1861-64. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Fall of Wilmington (D-101) in North Carolina Historical Markers Union assault on Hoke's entrenched Confederates led to the city's fall, February 22, 1865. Earthworks were nearby. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | D-47 Edwin A. Anderson-Wilmington NC in North Carolina Historical Markers He was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy and a Medal of Honor Recipient. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | John H. Small 1858-1946 (B-65) in North Carolina Historical Markers Congressman, 1899-1921. Chair, Cmte. on Rivers & Harbors; champion of Intracoastal Waterway. Home stood 40 yds. E. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Benjamin Hawkins (E-44) in North Carolina Historical Markers Member Continental Congress, United States Senator, 1789-1795, U.S. Indian Agent to the Creek Nation, 1796-1816. Home was 5½ mi. S.W. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Sherman Receives News of Lee's Surrender in Smithfield in North Carolina Historical Markers In the early morning hours of April 12, 1865, two Union officers arrived here and delivered a telegram from General Ulysses S. Grant to General William T. Sherman, who was quartered in the Old Johnston County Courthouse. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Joshua Forman (O-37) in North Carolina Historical Markers Founder of Syracuse, N.Y., early advocate of Erie Canal. Moved to N. Carolina, 1829. Land and mining speculator. Grave is 50 yds. east. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Pettigrew Hospital (H-33) in North Carolina Historical Markers Site of Confederate hospital. U.S. Army barracks. Confederate Soldiers' Home. 1891-1938. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | First N.C. State Fair (H-45) in North Carolina Historical Markers Sponsored by the State Agricultural Society, the fair was held here, October 18-21, 1853. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Charles N. Hunter 1852-1931 (H-103) in North Carolina Historical Markers Black teacher, writer, & reformer. Principal, Berry O'Kelly School; a founder, N.C. Industrial Assoc. Lived 1 block S. posted by: Don.Morfe location: North Carolina date approved: 3/26/2020 last visited: never |
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