Cape Fear near Dunn in Harnett County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Women's Home

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2026

1. Confederate Women's Home Marker

Inscription.
The Confederate Women's Home Formerly Located on Fort Bragg Road in Fayetteville, NC, was proposed in 1908 by the North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy as a home for the widows and daughters of Confederate veterans. The home was chartered in 1913 by the state legislature and opened in 1915. The home was closed in 1981 and demolished shortly afterwards; the chapel remained standing a little longer but was finally demolished in the 1980s to make room for parking for Terry Sanford High School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, US Civil • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 35° 15.968′ N, 78° 40.332′ W. Marker is near Dunn, North Carolina, in Harnett County. It is in Cape Fear. It is on North Carolina Route 82 south of Arrowhead Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3300 Route 82, Dunn NC 28334, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and in the Piedmont.

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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: North Carolina State Flag of 1861-1865 (here, next to this marker); Model 1841 6-pounder Gun (here, next to this marker); National Flag of the Confederacy (here, next to this marker); United States Flag of 1864 (here, next to this marker); North Carolina (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Averasboro (within shouting distance of this marker); Averasboro Battlefield Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Commanders at Averasboro / Union Commanders at Averasboro (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunn.

Another marker is no longer nearby. North Carolina (was

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 24, 2026

2. Confederate Women's Home Marker

within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Adjacent bench image. Click for full size.

May 24, 2026

3. Adjacent bench

Confederate Women's Home
Built in 1915 for the widows and daughters of North Carolina's Confederate veterans. Closed 1981. In memory of a gracious southern lady Mable McDaniel Williford Darden who was appointed to the Confederate Women's Board of Directors in 1965 and became Superintendent in 1966.

Stone from the Confederate Women's Home image. Click for full size.

May 24, 2026

4. Stone from the Confederate Women's Home

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2026.