Lieut. colonel militia, member Provincial Congress, 1775, legislature, conventions 1788, 1789. This town named for him. Home was nearby. — — Map (db m114364) HM
(front side)In Honor of The
Confederate Soldiers of Sampson County
Who bore the flag of a nation's trust and fell in a course though lost, still just, and died for me and you 1861-1865(back side)Ashford – Sillers Chapter U. D. C. . . . — — Map (db m130955) WM
In Memory of Robert A. Fields, E.M. 3C, U.S. Navy, who died Dec. 7, 1941, the first Sampson County man killed in World War II, and all others that gave their lives for Sampson County North Carolina.
Erected by American Legion post #22 . . . — — Map (db m130957) HM WM
In 1784 Richard Clinton deeded five acres to commissioners for use for the public buildings of the new county of Sampson. The community that flourished in this vicinity came to be known as Sampson Courthouse. The N.C. General Assembly in 1818 . . . — — Map (db m114363) HM
Named for George and Hardy Draughon, brothers who came from Edgecombe County about 1795, and purchased land joining both roads. George lived near this spot. Later he moved to 9/10 mile beyond Beamon’s Cross Roads, Hwy. No. 421, died and was buried . . . — — Map (db m209546) HM
Congressman from N.C., 1811-16; Senator from Alabama for 29 years. Vice-President of the United States, 1853. Born six miles east. — — Map (db m79994) HM