Kenneth C. Royall Marker

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Goldsboro in Wayne County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Kenneth C. Royall

By Craig Swain, May 7, 2010

1. Kenneth C. Royall Marker

Inscription. Last Sec'y of War & first Sec'y of Army, 1947-49. Attorney; state senator; brig. gen., 1943-45. Led military justice reform. Home was here.

Erected 1977 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number F 52.)

Location. 35° 23.179′ N, 77° 59.865′ W. Marker is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County. Marker is at the intersection of West Ash Street (Business U.S. 70) and North James Street, on the right when traveling west on West Ash Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Goldsboro NC 27530, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Foster's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Sherman's March (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); North Carolina Railroad (about 600 feet away); Charles B. Aycock (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wm. T. Dortch (approx. 0.3 miles away); Goldsboro (approx. 0.3 miles away); North Carolina Press Association (approx. 0.4 miles away); Waynesborough (approx. 1.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Goldsboro.

Also see . . . Kenneth C. Royall. Among the most important cases taken by Royall was the defense of German saboteurs, captured on Long Island in World War II. Denied an appeal for civilian court trials, the case set a precedence. (Submitted on June 5, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

By Craig Swain, May 7, 2010

2. Kenneth C. Royall Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 5, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 291 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.