Erected by the citizens of Moore County
In honor of
Andrew Johnson
Seventeenth President
of the United States
One time resident of Carthage
A stalwart union man, yet he threw himself
into the breach as a bulwark, in . . . — — Map (db m268583) HM
Lieutenant Robert Hoyle Upchurch was born in the rural community of High Falls, North Carolina on August 23, 1923, where he grew up in a large, close family. The second youngest of eleven children, he was known by his family as “Hoyle”. After . . . — — Map (db m104351) HM
Thomas B. Tyson & W.T. Jones's factory produced horse-drawn vehicles sold across South. 1850s to 1920s. At peak made 3000 per year. Stood here. — — Map (db m88659) HM
Carthage Methodist Cemetery
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1850
— — Map (db m268620) HM
Carthage Methodist Church
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1897
— — Map (db m268618) HM
Sen. Harris Blake and Dr. Lian Xie have worked tirelessly since 2006 to maintain good will between the U.S. and Hunan Provence, China. Both countries fought together to defeat Japan in WWII. 60 years after the war, a relationship was renewed when a . . . — — Map (db m104353) HM WM
Flying
for
France
James R. McConnell
1887- 1917
"The Aviator" - 1918
Gutzon Borglum's sculpture located in Charlottesville , VA honoring James McConnell
Carthage resident and decorated WWI aviator flew with the Lafayette . . . — — Map (db m289830) HM WM
A citizen of Carthage joined the French army early in 1915 and after two years of distinguished service fell in heroic battle with German aeroplanes on March 19, 1917. He fought for humanity, liberty and democracy. Lighted the way for his . . . — — Map (db m289829) HM WM
-Translation-
To the American Sergeant Pilot Aviator
James McConnell
Voluntary Enlisted Man in the
French Aviation on December 27th, 1915
Killed in Action on
March 19th, 1917 in Aerial Combat
The country of France will forever be . . . — — Map (db m104348) HM WM
In January 1915 James Roger McConnell left Carthage, N.C. For N.Y. And sailed to France. He volunteered in the American Ambulance Service as an ambulance driver. He was awarded the much coveted Croix de Guerre for Bravery Under Fire. He later joined . . . — — Map (db m104350) HM WM
23rd Fighter Group, 74th Squadron
US Army Air Corps
MIA/KIA Oct. 6th, 1944
A Member of the Famous Flying Tigers
Home at Last, April 8th, 2006
Dedicated April 7, 2012 — — Map (db m104352) HM WM
Zeb Harrington was raised in Chatham County N.C. Near Moncure. He was a young boy during WWII and was always fascinated by anything military, especially airplanes. He grew up and married his wife, Martha, and raised four children. Gerald, Sherri, . . . — — Map (db m104347) HM WM
Early pastor for Scots in N.C.; chaplain for Loyalists at Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, 1776. First Presbyterian minister in Ontario. Lived 4 mi. S. — — Map (db m64843) HM
