Two church-affiliated schools were
once located in Ayden. Carolina
Christian College, founded by Disciples
of Christ and a predecessor of
Barton College in Wilson, operated
4/10 mile northeast from 1893 to 1903.
Free Will Baptists in . . . — — Map (db m65887) HM
A hero of the fight for Fort Fisher is buried here in the churchyard. Pvt. Christopher C. “Kit” Bland, Battery K, 2nd North Carolina Artillery, was serving at the fort, the “Gibraltar of the Confederacy,” when Federal forces . . . — — Map (db m70453) HM
Side 1
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the Ayden community who served their country in time of need and those named who gave their last full measure to defend our freedom and ideals.
Side 2
WORLD WAR I . . . — — Map (db m232615) HM
(preface)
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided . . . — — Map (db m76907) HM
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided . . . — — Map (db m76871) HM
(preface)
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided . . . — — Map (db m76874) HM
From Richard Lafayette and Bertha Barrow Joyner Farm Located Two Miles East of Farmville
Donated by Their grandson, Joseph D. Joyner
Arched, Steel Frame Constructed and Donated by Jack Farrior Steelworks, Inc. — — Map (db m232660) HM
One of Eastern North Carolina's most extraordinary friends in the cause of education in the first half of the 20th century was Charles Montgomery Eppes (1858-1942), supervising principal of Greenville's African American schools from 1903-1942. A . . . — — Map (db m251587) HM
In recognition and remembrance of all East Carolina University students, staff, and faculty who have honorably served in defense of this nation. — — Map (db m226572) WM
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. Potter sent the infantry toward Kinston and part of the cavalry to Rocky Mount, . . . — — Map (db m276446) HM
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided . . . — — Map (db m76873) HM
On September 15, 1999 Hurricane Floyd struck eastern North Carolina, resulting in historic levels of flooding and causing the loss of 35 lives within the state. Just ten days prior, Hurricane Dennis had dropped about 8 inches of rain in the area, . . . — — Map (db m251689) HM
Research conducted by the Department of Anthropology at East Carolina University has revealed that Native Americans inhabited locations along the Tar River from about 11,500 to 3000 years ago. Archaeologists have located over 20 sites along the . . . — — Map (db m276398) HM
Families, schools, and businesses flourished in Downtown. Prominent individuals who Wed and worked here included educational leaders, businessmen and women, doctors, and lawyers. Many residents owned their homes. Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist . . . — — Map (db m185662) HM
Federal expeditions frequently disrupted Confederate activities late in 1863. Union forces often assembled here at Red Banks Church because it was near Confederate camps. On December 17, 1863, a Federal attack near here on the camp of Co. H, 3rd . . . — — Map (db m70496) HM
Red Banks Church attracted worshipers in peaceful times, but in 1863, it attracted Union troops as an assembly point for raids. A Federal attack launched from here on December 17, 1863, devastated the camp of Co. H., 3rd North Carolina Cavalry, . . . — — Map (db m276397) HM
In memory of
Stuart Aronson
Founder/Director of
Sunday In the Park
1973 - 2013
I'll never know what makes the rain to fall,
I'll never know what makes the grass so tall,
I only know there ain't no love . . . — — Map (db m276440) HM
"Downtown" was once a vibrant African American community in Greenville where people lived, worked, played, and worshiped together. But their homes, businesses, and church were destroyed during the urban redevelopment era of the late 1960s, . . . — — Map (db m185667) HM
"Every time you come in this area, all you can see from your mind is the church and how much it has changed from being down here, but you still feel like the church is still there." -- Christopher Randolph, Sr — — Map (db m185665) HM
"The church was certainly prominent in the neighborhood, it was a masterpiece. It was a warm neighborhood, people were friendly, everyone seemed to know each other, most of us were poor. Maybe at the time we didn't know we were poor, but we were . . . — — Map (db m185703) HM
The original site of the Colored Religious Society, later named the First Baptist Church and finally named the Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church. — — Map (db m251703) HM
The Sycamore Hill Gateway Plaza is built on the corner of First and Greene Streets where the prominent Sycamore Hill Baptist Church once stood. The Plaza commemorates the history of the African American community located Downtown in . . . — — Map (db m251705) HM
A section of Albemarle Avenue was called "The Block." It comprised approximately a city block and a half in length and housed many black businesses. There were a few freestanding buildings in the area that were associated with "The . . . — — Map (db m251590) HM
"The Grand Old Man Of North Carolina"
Captain, 8th North Carolina, CSA
Lt. Governor & Governor of North Carolina
U.S. Ambassador to Brazil
U.S. Senator
The Father of East Carolina University In life he embodied the motto
of the . . . — — Map (db m66885) HM
Constructed in 1927, this 200 ft. span ridge once served as a crossing over the Tar River and was located on Greene Street. In 2002, it was disassembled into three sections and moved to the Town Commons Park. Re-assembly of the . . . — — Map (db m276442) HM WM
Constructed in 1927, this 200 ft. span ridge once served as a crossing over the Tar River and was located on Greene Street. In 2002, it was disassembled into three sections and moved to the Town Commons Park. Re-assembly of the . . . — — Map (db m276449) HM WM
In 1860, twenty-two African Americans gathered in the home of Sister Ruth Armond on North Greene Street and founded the African Baptist Church. Located on the corner of First and Greene Streets, the original Church was renamed Sycamore Hill . . . — — Map (db m185666) HM
Johnny Wooten impacted tens of thousands of students and community members during his thirty-year career as a music educator and performer. Wooten also played a pioneering role in desegregation of East Carolina College through the musical . . . — — Map (db m251608) HM
In October of 1923, Miss Frances Hopkins, a well-known black nurse in Greenville opened her home at 114 N. Washington Street as a unit of Pitt General Hospital for colored patients. She began with two patients in a room in her house.
In . . . — — Map (db m226226) HM
In Honor of American Veterans
In memory of the men of
Pitt County
who died in service of their country
World War I
Barber, Charles M. • Bryant, Mack Bruton • Buck, Charlie • Cannon, Jack • Cobb, Earl • Cox, John Thomas • Dozier, . . . — — Map (db m226567) WM
The Downtown neighborhood was a close-knit African American community that included homes, businesses, and the Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Descendants describe the area as thriving and vibrant with a high quality of life. . . . — — Map (db m251683) HM
Built before 1762 by Jacob Blount, member of Assembly, 1754-1762, 1764-1771, and of Provincial Congress, 1775 - 1776. Stood 90 Yds. N.W. — — Map (db m65465) HM
(preface)
On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided . . . — — Map (db m76919) WM
Fortified Indian town & site of the Tuscarora conspiracy of Sept., 1711. Capitulated, 1712, after a 10-day siege by Col. John Barnwell. Site is 4 mi. N. — — Map (db m65288) HM
Author of "History of Carolina," explorer, and Surveyor-General, was executed Sept. 20, 1711, by Tuscarora Indians at Catechna. Site 4 mi. N. — — Map (db m65276) HM
Major General, Confederate Army. His service spanned the Peninsula Campaign to Appomattox. Family plantation called “Grimesland,” was here. — — Map (db m52536) HM
After Union forces occupied New Bern in March 1862, Confederate Maj. John N. Whitford established a camp here at Haddocks Crossroads, the intersection of the main roads from Greenville to New Bern and to Kinston. Whitford’s Battalion of Partisan . . . — — Map (db m70459) HM
