In 1872 founded Branch and Hadley, with Thomas Hadley. Later BB & T. Promoter of cotton railroads and education. Second home stood here. — — Map (db m130594) HM
Founded in 1902 by the Christian Church of N.C. as Atlantic Christian College. Renamed 1990 for a church foumder, Barton W. Stone. — — Map (db m28655) HM
Dedicated To All And Women
Wounded In All Our Wars
Combat Wounded Veterans
My stone is red for
the blood they shed.
The medal I bear
is my country's way
to show they care.
If I could be seen
by all mankind
maybe peace will . . . — — Map (db m222332) WM
This is the only known surviving portion of one of Wilson's earliest school buildings, the Wilson Female Academy, which also served as a Confederate hospital during the war. Wilson's location on the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, the principal . . . — — Map (db m226842) HM
Led by Coach Henry Trevathan, the Fike High School Cyclones won three straight NCHSAA 4-A football championships-at that time an unprecedented historic achievement. — — Map (db m290856) HM
Born in Lexington, NC. Graduated Leonard Medical School, 1901. Arrived in Wilson, 1903. Founder and Chief of Staff, Mercy Hospital. In 1914, elected President, National Medical Ass'n. President, Lincoln Benefit Society. Home was at 624 E. Green St. — — Map (db m290854) HM
January 17, 1919: Vollis Simpson Born
July 22, 1941: Inducted into the U.S. army Air Corps. Served in WWII in the Pacific
November 26, 1945: Discharged as a staff sergeant
January 20, 1947: Married Jean Barnes. . . . — — Map (db m290838) HM
January 17, 1919: Vollis Simpson Born
July 22, 1941: Inducted into the U.S. army Air Corps. Served in WWII in the Pacific
November 26, 1945: Discharged as a staff sergeant
January 20, 1947: Married Jean Barnes. . . . — — Map (db m290842) HM
Lawyer. Educator. Banker. Mayor. Arrived in Wilson in 1881. An organizer of N.C. Banker’s Association. An original director of the Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond. President of Wilson Trust and Savings Bank. A founder of Kinsey Female Seminary in . . . — — Map (db m226809) HM
Secretary of the U.S. Navy 1913-1923; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico; editor; author; Childhood home stood here, beside the Post Office. — — Map (db m130601) HM
Confederate. Headed by Dr. S.S. Satchwell in building of the Wilson Female Seminary, which was chartered in 1859. Stood 1˝ blocks S.E. — — Map (db m222337) HM
(Marker at the bottom of the Burial Mound)
This monument is dedicated to these southern soldiers who died in the Wilson Confederate Hospital during the war between the States – 1861 – 1865. Extensive research of all available records leads . . . — — Map (db m227209) WM
Vollis Simpson's farm, located eleven miles outside of Wilson in the community of Lucama, became one of Wilson County's top tourist destinations without the benefit of any advertising. In the 1980s, locals referred to the area as "Acid Park" . . . — — Map (db m290841) HM
First Archivist of the U.S., 1934-41. Secretary of the N.C. Historical Commission, historian, author, and teacher. His birthplace stood here. — — Map (db m222341) HM
Born 1863. Son of a freed slave. Arrived in Wilson ca. 1865. Graduated from Lincoln Univ. in PA, 1884. Educator, principal, builder, developer, entrepreneur, Republican, missionary, and civic and fraternal leader. Appointed Wilson postmaster by two . . . — — Map (db m290852) HM
Born in 1919 to a farming family with twelve children, young Vollis Simpson helped his father supplement the family income by moving houses. More attracted to the farm machinery than to tending crops. Vollis learned to service the tractors, . . . — — Map (db m290839) HM
Born in 1919 to a farming family with twelve children, young Vollis Simpson helped his father supplement the family income by moving houses. More attracted to the farm machinery than to tending crops. Vollis learned to service the tractors, . . . — — Map (db m290843) HM
Founded in 1896 by John D. Gold, who learned the newspaper business from his father, P.D. Gold, publisher of Zion’s Landmark. Published at this location from 1896 to 1983. — — Map (db m222342) HM
Circa 800 AD to the early 18th century, Tuscarora people occupied a settlement approx. 5 miles east. Visited by English explorer John Lawson in 1709. — — Map (db m243486) HM
The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park was originally conceived with the input of hundreds of Wilson citizens including downtown stakeholders, artists, youth groups, neighborhood associations, business leaders, and others. Through multiple community . . . — — Map (db m290837) HM
Wilson County Vietnam Veterans
1961 - 1975
Wilson County Korean Veterans
1950 - 1955
Wilson County W. W. II Veterans
1941 - 1946
Wilson County W. W. I Veterans
1917 - 1918
Coast Guard • Navy • Marine Corps • Army • Air . . . — — Map (db m290851) WM
When constructed, one of three hospitals in N.C. for the treatment of African-Americans. Later called Mercy Hospital, it was known for its well-trained medical staff and
excellent care despite a decided lack of resources. Operated
until 1964. — — Map (db m226835) HM
Operated ca. 1918-1928. African-Americans boycotted public school and opened a private school to protest teacher Mary Euell being slapped by Wilson Co.
School Sup. C. L. Coon. Located 50 yards NE. — — Map (db m226838) HM
Established as an opera house by Dr. Leland V. Grady in 1919. Later a vaudeville and motion picture theater, then restored beginning in 1984 as a performing arts center by the City of Wilson. — — Map (db m226834) HM
Founded in 1890, the Wilson Tobacco Market grew to become the world's largest flue-cured market. Local Tobacco Board of Trade located here from 1926 to ca. 2004. — — Map (db m290835) HM
For God and
Country
They Served
World War I
1917 - 1918
World War II
1941 - 1945
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Vietnam War
1961 - 1975 — — Map (db m226807) WM
1849: Town Incorporation
Shortly after the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company began service in 1839, the Toisnot Depot and the community of Hickory Grove began developming at the intersection of the rail line and what is now known as . . . — — Map (db m290840) HM
