Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

James Dobbin McNeill

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2026

1. James Dobbin McNeill Marker

Inscription.
President Emeritus
North Carolina State Firemen's Association

Born in Asheboro, N.C. March 4, 1850
Died in Fayetteville, N.C. February 9, 1927
A beloved citizen and courageous statesman
Six times Mayor of Fayetteville
Thrice President of the National Firemen's Association
Re-organizer of the Fayetteville Fire Department
and for 40 years its Chief
State Senator
Captain and Commander of the Faytteville
Division North Carolina Naval Reserves
Captain of the Red Shirts 1891-1920
For 10 years Chairman of the Fayetteville
Board of Audit and Finance
Member of the Delaware Society of the Cincinnati

Undaunted, resourceful in the
never ceasing conflict

He organized
the North Carolina
Firemen's Association
and served as its
president for 26 years

He promulgated
the Firemen's Relief Fund:
secured its enactment
and supported it
until death

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1897.

Location. 35° 3.198′ N, 78° 52.678′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland

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County. It is at the intersection of Green Street and Bow Street, on the left when traveling south on Green Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 Green Street, 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 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: Flora MacDonald (a few steps from this marker); Plank Roads (within shouting distance of this marker); 1963 Protests (within shouting distance of this marker); William Bartram Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Town Hall (within shouting distance of this marker);