Terry Sanford in Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Arsenal Stones
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009
1. Arsenal Stones Marker
These stones formed part of the foundations for buildings within the main arsenal compound. When United States troops destroyed the arsenal in 1865, local citizens salvaged usable building materials. The state moved these remaining stones when the freeway was cut in 1989.
Erected by Museum of the Cape Fear.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Military • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 35° 3.265′ N, 78° 53.598′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is in Terry Sanford. It can be reached from Arsenal Avenue. Marker and stones are located between the Museum of the Cape Fear (Arsenal Avenue and Bradford Avenue) and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freeway (U.S. 401), about fifty feet NE of the pedestrian bridge over U.S. 401. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 Bradford Ave, Fayetteville NC 28301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Arsenal Park (a few steps from this marker); North Carolina Arsenal (within shouting distance of this marker); 1897 Poe House (within shouting distance of this marker); Arsenal (within shouting distance of
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More about this marker. There is an identical marker and pile of arsenal stones across the footbridge in Arsenal Park.
Also see . . . Fayetteville Arsenal. (Submitted on November 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009
2. Arsenal Stones and Marker
Footbridge across U.S. 401 leading to Arsenal Park visible in background.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2009
3. Arsenal Stones and Marker in Arsenal Park
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,225 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
