On Feb. 11, students from nearby Elizabeth City State began sit-ins at W. T. Grant lunch counter, here. Chain integrated counters July 11. — — Map (db m266252) HM
During the Civil War, neither the North nor the South was totally united over the key issues. Just as some Northerners supported slavery and secession, some Southerners were abolitionist and Unionists. These issues could split families, . . . — — Map (db m56765) HM
During the Civil War, neither the North nor the South was totally united over the key issues. Just as some Northerners supported slavery and secession, some Southerners were abolitionist and Unionists. These issues could split families, . . . — — Map (db m56770) HM
During the Civil War, neither the North nor the South was totally united over the key issues. Just as some Northerners supported slavery and secession, some Southerners were abolitionist and Unionists. These issues could split families, . . . — — Map (db m56797) HM
During the Civil War, neither the North nor the South was totally united over the key issues. Just as some Northerners supported slavery and secession, some Southerners were abolitionist and Unionists. These issues could split families, . . . — — Map (db m56799) HM
During the Civil War, neither the North nor the South was totally united over the key issues. Just as some Northerners supported slavery and secession, some Southerners were abolitionist and Unionists. These issues could split families, . . . — — Map (db m56809) HM
Black educator & suffragist. With Matron's Social and Literary Club, advocated for Black women's voting rights 1910-1920. Lived on Speed St. — — Map (db m276341) HM
After Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside captured Roanoke Island on February 8, 1862, he dispatched Commander Stephen C. Rowan to destroy the Mosquito Fleet, which had been annoying U.S. naval vessels. Confederate Commodore William F. Lynch’s fleet . . . — — Map (db m56812) HM
As we mark the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the women's right to vote, we honor our foremothers — the brave women suffragists around the United States who protested and picketed for their constitutional right to vote. The ratification of . . . — — Map (db m276339) HM
Original 77 Lots Surveyed for What Is Now Elizabeth City
1. Water St
2. Poindexter St
3. McMorine St
4. Martin St
5. Pool St
6. Elliott St
7. Road St
8. Cobb St
9. Dyer St
10. Colonial Ave
11. Main St
12. . . . — — Map (db m276327) HM
Our Heroes
1861 1865
To our
Confederate Dead.
Erected by
The D.H. Hill Chapter
United Daughters
of the Confederacy
Elizabeth City
North Carolina,
May 10th, 1911. — — Map (db m56815) WM
In 1665 the Albemarle County Assembly, the initial lawmaking body in Carolina, met in this area. Convened by Wm. Drummond, governor. — — Map (db m165284) HM
Federal judge whose writs of habeas corpus, 1870, prevented arbitrary arrest of N.C. citizens during Reconstruction. Home was ¼ mile east. — — Map (db m2772) HM
One of the original precincts of Ancient Albemarle.
First Albemarle Assembly met at Halls Creek 1665.
George Fox established Quaker Church 1672.
Culpepper’s Rebellion began at Enfield 1677.
Charles Griffin opens first school in N.C., . . . — — Map (db m56795) HM
Sponsored the 1891 bill to establish present-day Elizabeth City State University; legislator, 1876-80, 1885, 1891. His grave is 6/10 mile west. — — Map (db m56816) HM
Residents of the Albemarle Sound Region made illegal liquor long before the moonshining industry became popular in the Appalachian Mountains.
The desolate swampland in northeastern North Carolina was ideal for concealing stills. The . . . — — Map (db m276336) HM
World's Greatest 9-Ball Player
Winner of Six World Billiard Championships
US Billiards Hall of Famer
Began His Career at This Site — — Map (db m266253) HM
This memorial is in memory and honor of all veterans that have served our country from Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County and the surrounding communities — — Map (db m165262) WM
Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States.
Franklin Douglas Miller, a native of Elizabeth City, NC, was . . . — — Map (db m165261) HM WM
We acknowledge the Algonquian people, who are the traditional guardians of the land on which we work and live, and recognize their continuing connection to the land, water, and air that the northeast North Carolina consumes.
We pay respect . . . — — Map (db m276338) HM
On Sept. 24, 1660, King Kiscutanewh sold Batts tract 3½ mi. S.E. from the mouth of the Pasquotank River to the "head of New Begin Creeke." — — Map (db m165282) HM
Fifth Courthouse in County; second on this site. Replaced wooden building erected about 1799 and burned during Federal occupation of the City, 1862. Records dating from about 1700 were saved by Arthur Jones and hidden in a barn until end of war. — — Map (db m56775) HM
The Pasquotank River was noted in 35 runaway slave ads between 1791 to 1840, indicating that slaves (“freedom seekers”) escaped on board boats (“vessels”) traveling north to free territory or south to the West Indies, confirming that . . . — — Map (db m56811) HM
Rev. Forbes was rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, 1844-59 and 1860-60. The present church building, which stands as a memorial to his skill and determination, was begun in October 1856: Used for the first time in December 1857: . . . — — Map (db m276331) HM
Historian, bibliographer, collector of North Carolina books and manuscripts, professor at Trinity College, 1891-93. Birthplace ⅗ mi. E. — — Map (db m165285) HM
Dedicated to those who made the Supreme Sacrifice serving our country
May God rest their souls in peace
Korea
1950 - 1953
Ambrose, Thomas CPL •
Bright, Carlton R. PFC •
Hoffler, . . . — — Map (db m165270) WM
The W.H. Weatherly & Company building was constructed circa 1921-23 by William Henry Weatherly and his brother Joe Elwood Weatherly, notable residents of Elizabeth City. It was the first fire-proof commercial building of its type in Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m256492) HM
Dedicated to those who made the Supreme Sacrifice serving our country
World War I
1917 - 1919
Seth E. Perry •
Lucian Ballance •
William F. Brothers •
James Gallop •
Thurmon M. Gregory •
Robert L. Hingerty •
Talmadge Holly • . . . — — Map (db m165268) WM
On September 8, 1900, Wilbur Wright arrived here at the Norfolk and Southern Railroad Depot, then proceeded by boat to Kitty Hawk. The Wright Brothers made several trips through Elizabeth City, the shipping and supply center for northeastern North . . . — — Map (db m56767) HM
The “world’s first flight crew” were the surfmen of the U.S. Lifesaving Stations along the Outer Banks The Wright brothers relied on them as they tested their experimental aircraft (1900-1903). The Life Saving Service’s primary job was to guard . . . — — Map (db m56813) HM
While in Elizabeth City the Wright Brothers purchased provisions necessary for their stay on the Outer Banks. They depended on the stores located here to augment items bought from Dayton. Familiar with the warehouses in Elizabeth City, the . . . — — Map (db m165264) HM
(Arrived at Elizabeth City,) and put up at the Arlington where I spent several days waiting for a boat to Kitty Hawk. No one knows anything about the place or how to get there.
Wilbur Wright, September . . . — — Map (db m165265) HM
On October 3, 1902, the Tar Heel, an Elizabeth City newspaper edited by Walter L. Cohoon, printed the first article that mentioned by name the Wright Brothers. The column briefly described their experiments with flight as they camped on the . . . — — Map (db m165266) HM
The Daily Economist, a local newspaper, on December 22, 1903 provided the world with one of the first interviews with Orville and Wilber Wright after their successful heavier-than-air flight on December 17, 1903. The interview took place . . . — — Map (db m165267) HM
The first news account of the aeronautical experiments by the Wright Brothers on the Outer Banks was published in The North Carolinian, a local newspaper printed in this building by Dr. Palemon John (ca. 1827-1902). In 1885 the paper was . . . — — Map (db m276333) HM
