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North Carolina Civil War Trails Historical Markers

 
By Dave Twamley, July 4, 2011
Johnston Moves West Marker
1 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Burlington — Johnston Moves West — Logisticians at Work — Carolinas Campaign —
Near South Main Street.
2 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Burlington — Occaneechi in the Service — Piedmont Indians in the Civil War —
Near Dailey Store Road.
3 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Burlington — The Regulators' Field — A Lesson for the Defeated — Carolinas Campaign —
On Highway 62, on the left when traveling south.
4 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Burlington, Alamance — Johnston Moves West — Holt's Mill — Carolinas Campaign —
On North Carolina 62 (State Highway 62), on the left when traveling south.
5 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Graham — Johnston Moves West — Ruffin Mills — Carolinas Campaign —
Near Boywood Road.
6 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Haw River — Nathaniel Polk DeShong — The Southern Diaspora —
On East Main Street (State Highway 49), on the left when traveling west.
7 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Mebane — Johnston Moves West — Hardee's Column — Carolinas Campaign
On State Highway 119 at Jim Minor Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 119. Reported missing.
8 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — Cane Creek Meeting House — Suffering for Peace —
On Drama Road, on the left when traveling east.
9 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — Freedom Hill Church — No Slaveholder can be a Christian! —
Near Drama Road when traveling east.
10 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Snow Camp — Micajah McPherson — We have Fought the Good Fight and Kept Our Faith —
On Drama Road.
11 ► North Carolina, Avery County, Banner Elk — Banner Elk — Unionist Haven —
On Hickory Nut Gap Road (County Route 1342) west of North Carolina Highway 184, on the left when traveling west.
12 ► North Carolina, Avery County, Elk Park — Cranberry Iron Mine — Iron for the Confederacy —
Near Elk Park Highway (State Highway 194) at U.S. 19E, on the right when traveling east.
13 ► North Carolina, Avery County, Linville — A Woman of War — Sarah Malinda Blalock —
On Hospital Drive 0.5 miles south of Newland Highway (North Carolina Highway 181), on the left when traveling south.
14 ► North Carolina, Beaufort County, Washington — Oakdale Cemetery — To Our Confederate Dead —
On North Market Street (County Route 1516) at East 15th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Market Street.
15 ► North Carolina, Beaufort County, Washington — Siege of Washington — March 30 - April 20, 1863 —
On East Water Street at South Bonner Street, on the right when traveling east on East Water Street.
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16 ► North Carolina, Beaufort County, Washington — Tranter's Creek — Brothers in Battle
Near Pactolus Highway (U.S. 264) 0.1 miles west of Voa Road, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
17 ► North Carolina, Beaufort County, Washington — USS Picket — Battle of Washington —
On West Stewart Parkway near West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
18 ► North Carolina, Bertie County, Windsor — Engagement at Windsor — Action on the Cashie River
On South Queen Street south of East Water Street (U.S. 17) when traveling south. Reported missing.
19 ► North Carolina, Bertie County, Windsor — Engagement at Windsor — Action on the Cashie River — North Carolina Civil War Trails —
On South Queen Street south of West Water Street when traveling south.
20 ► North Carolina, Brunswick County, Southport — Fort Johnston — Guardian of the Cape Fear River — Confederate Lifeline —
On East Bay Street east of South Davis Street, on the left when traveling east.
21 ► North Carolina, Brunswick County, Winnabow — Fort Anderson — One Shovelful at a Time — Confederate Lifeline —
Near St. Philips Road SE 0.6 miles east of Plantation Road when traveling east.
22 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Landsman Riley Powers — Mountain Sailor —
On Overlook Road south of Springside Road (County Route 3506), on the left when traveling south.
23 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Smith-McDowell House — Our Businessman-Soldier —
Near Victoria Road 0.1 miles south of Oakland Road, on the right when traveling south.
24 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Downtown — Asheville's Enslaved People — Wartime Servitude —
Near Eagle Street at Davidson Drive, on the right when traveling east.
25 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Downtown — Battery Porter — Napoleons on Stony Hill
On O Henry Avenue at Battle Square, on the right when traveling north on O Henry Avenue. Reported missing.
26 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Five Points — 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery — "Ready to Take the Field"
On Broadway near Mt. Clare Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
27 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Five Points — Battle of Asheville — Kirby's Expedition —
On Campus Drive at Field Drive, on the right when traveling north on Campus Drive.
28 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Kenilworth — Private George Avery — South Asheville Colored Cemetery —
Near Dalton Street 0.3 miles north of Wyoming Road, on the right when traveling north.
29 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Montford Area Historic District — Riverside Cemetery — Notable Occupants —
Near Birch Street west of Pearson Drive when traveling west.
30 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Montford Area Historic District — Wartime Jail — Asheville's Prisons —
Near Montford Avenue at Hill Street, on the right when traveling south.
31 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Fairview — Gen. William J. Palmer — Quaker Warrior — Stoneman's Raid —
On Charlotte Highway (Alternate U.S. 74) south of Clarke Lane, on the left when traveling south.
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32 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Ridgecrest — Swannanoa Gap Engagement — Blocking the Way — Stoneman's Raid
On Yates Avenue north of Old U.S. 70, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
33 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Ridgecrest — Swannanoa Gap Engagement — "Blockaded and defended" — Stoneman's Raid —
On Yates Avenue north of Old U.S. 70, on the left when traveling north.
34 ► North Carolina, Buncombe County, Weaverville — Brothers In Service — Zebulon and Robert Vance Brithplace —
On Reems Creek Road (State Highway 1003), on the right when traveling north.
35 ► North Carolina, Burke County, Morganton — Morganton — Rocky Ford Engagement — Stoneman's Raid —
On Lenior Road (State Highway 64).
36 ► North Carolina, Cabarrus County, Concord — St. John's Lutheran Church — Community Sacrifice —
On St Johns Church Road at Mt Olive Road (County Route 2416), on the right when traveling north on St Johns Church Road.
37 ► North Carolina, Caldwell County, Lenoir — Patterson Mill — Struck by Stoneman's Raiders — Stoneman's Raid —
On Yadkin River Road (County Route 1560) 0.3 miles north of North Carolina Highway 268, on the right when traveling north.
38 ► North Carolina, Caldwell County, Lenoir — Raiders in Lenoir — St. James Episcopal Church and Prison — Stoneman's Raid
On Harper Avenue Northwest at Main Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Harper Avenue Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
39 ► North Carolina, Caldwell County, Lenoir — Raiders in Lenoir — St. James Episcopal Church and Prison — Stoneman's Raid —
On Harper Avenue Southwest at Main Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Harper Avenue Southwest.
40 ► North Carolina, Camden County, Camden — Eastern North Carolina — Civil War Trails —
On McPherson Road (State Highway 1231) 0.1 miles south of U.S. 17, on the right when traveling south.
41 ► North Carolina, Camden County, South Mills — Battle of South Mills — Fight for the Canal — Burnside Expedition
On Canal Drive 0.3 miles south of Main Street (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
42 ► North Carolina, Camden County, South Mills — Dismal Swamp Canal — South Mills Lock —
On Canal Drive 0.3 miles south of Main Street (Business U.S. 17), on the left when traveling south.
43 ► North Carolina, Carteret County, Atlantic Beach — Hoop Pole Creek — Ferrying Troops and Equipment at High Tide — Burnside Expedition —
Near West Fort Macon Road at Atlantic Station Shopping Center, on the right when traveling west.
44 ► North Carolina, Carteret County, Beaufort — Beaufort — Union Occupation and Confederate Spies —
On Turner Street north of Middle Lane, on the right when traveling north.
45 ► North Carolina, Carteret County, Newport — Bogue Sound Blockhouse — Vermonters' Spirited Resistance —
On McCabe Road at North Carolina Highway 24, on the left when traveling north on McCabe Road.
46 ► North Carolina, Carteret County, Newport — Newport Barracks — Winter Quarters Ablaze —
On Main Street at East Railroad Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
47 ► North Carolina, Chowan County, Cannon Ferry — War on the Chowan River — Buffalo Country
On Cannon's Ferry Road 0.4 miles west of Dillard’s Mill Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
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48 ► North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — Edenton — Battle of Albemarle Sound —
On Broad Street, on the right when traveling south.
49 ► North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — Maritime Underground Railroad — Escape by Sea —
On Dock Street south of West Water Street, on the left when traveling south.
50 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — Attmore-Oliver House — Under the Stars & Bars
On Pollock Street east of Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
51 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — Attmore-Oliver House — Witness to War's Change — North Carolina Civil War Trails —
On Pollock Street west of Hancock Street, on the right when traveling east.
52 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — Battle of New Bern — Smoke and Flames — Burnside Expedition —
On South Front Street east of East Front Street (Business U.S. 17), on the left when traveling east.
53 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — Battle of New Bern — Thousands of Federal soldiers charged... — Burnside Expedition —
Near Battlefield Trail 0.2 miles south of Taberna Way, in the median.
54 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — Greenwood Cemetery — Historic Burial Site —
On Cypress Street at Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on Cypress Street.
55 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — John Wright Stanly House — A House Divided
On George St just north of Pollock Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
56 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — John Wright Stanly House — Military Headquarters, Catholic Convent — North Carolina Civil War Trails —
On George Street north of Pollock Street, on the left when traveling north.
57 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — Jones House — Confederate Jail
On Eden Street at Pollock Street, on the left when traveling north on Eden Street. Reported permanently removed.
58 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — Lurking as Spies — Jones House, Military Jail — North Carolina Civil War Trails —
On Eden Street at Pollock Street, on the right when traveling south on Eden Street.
59 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — New Bern Academy — From School to Hospital —
On New Street near Hancock Street.
60 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — New Bern National Cemetery — Honoring the Union Dead —
On National Avenue at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on National Avenue.
61 ► North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — William Henry Singleton — From Slavery to Freedom —
On Queen Street near Johnson Street.
62 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Dunn — Battle of Averasboro — Confederate First Defensive Line — Carolinas Campaign —
On Burnett Road (State Highway 82) south of West Thornton Road (State Highway 1736), on the left when traveling north.
63 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — North Carolina — Civil War Trails —
On Arsenal Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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64 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — Parade Ground — Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry —
On Cool Spring Street at Meeting Street, on the right when traveling south on Cool Spring Street.
65 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — The Market House — Site of a Shootout — Carolinas Campaign —
On Green Street at Market Square, on the right when traveling north on Green Street.
66 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — The Sandford House — Barracks for Union Troops — Carolinas Campaign —
On Dick Street south of Halliday Street, on the right when traveling north.
67 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville, Cape Fear — Burning of Clarendon Bridge — Confederates Evacuate Fayetteville — Carolinas Campaign —
On Person Street at Dunn Road, on the left when traveling west on Person Street.
68 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville, Terry Sanford — Cross Creek Cemetery — Confederate Burial Grounds —
On North Cool Spring Street, on the left when traveling south.
69 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville, Terry Sanford — Edward J. Hale House — Civil War Publisher — Carolinas Campaign —
On Franklin Street at Hay Street, on the left when traveling south on Franklin Street.
70 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville, Terry Sanford — Fayetteville Arsenal — "Batter … into piles of rubble" — Carolinas Campaign —
On Arsenal Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
71 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Wade — Old Bluff Church — The Muddy Road to Averasboro — Carolinas Campaign —
On Old Bluff Church Road 1 mile west of Sisk Culbreth Road, on the right when traveling west.
72 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Coinjock — Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal — Supply Route for Blue and Gray —
On Coinjock Canal Road north of Worth Guard Road, on the right when traveling north.
73 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Coinjock — Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal — Military Supply Route
Near Old Coinjock Canal Road 0.2 miles east of Worth Guard Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
74 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Currituck — Currituck County Courthouse — Confederate Recruiting Center
On Courthouse Road (State Highway 1242) near Caratoke Highway (State Highway 168), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
75 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Currituck — Currituck County Courthouse — Center of the Community —
On Courthouse Road (Route 615) east of Caratoke Highway (North Carolina Route 168), on the right when traveling west.
76 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Knotts Island — Knotts Island — Salts Works Center
Near Brumley Road 0.2 miles east of South End Road (North Carolina Highway 615), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
77 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Knotts Island — Knotts Island Salt Works — Helping Preserve Soldiers' Food —
Near Brumley Road east of South End Road (State Highway 615), on the right when traveling east.
78 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Maple — Hijacking Maple Leaf — Prisoners Escape through Currituck County —
On Caratoke Highway (State Highway 168) at Maple Road, on the right when traveling south on Caratoke Highway.
79 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Maple — Maple Leaf — A Great Escape
On Caratoke Highway (State Highway 168) at Maple Road, on the right when traveling south on Caratoke Highway. Reported missing.
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80 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Moyock — "Shots Rang Out" — Irregular Warfare Devastated Moyock —
On Shingle Landing Road (County Road 1222) west of Fire Station Court (County Road 1216), on the right when traveling west.
81 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Moyock — Moyock — Shingle Landing
On Shingle Landing Road 0.1 miles north of Puddin Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
82 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Point Harbor — Currituck Sound — Avenue of War
Near Kitty Hawk 0.5 miles east of Caratoke Highway (U.S. 158), in the median. Reported permanently removed.
83 ► North Carolina, Currituck County, Shawboro — Indiantown — Chasing “Guerrillas” —
On South Indiantown Road 0.4 miles north of Trotman Road, on the left when traveling south.
84 ► North Carolina, Davidson County, Lexington — Lexington in the Civil War — Occupation and Fire —
On West Center Street, on the right when traveling east.
85 ► North Carolina, Davidson County, Lexington — Pine Grove Camp — Confederate Government Seat
Near Yokley Road 0.6 miles east of Ridge Road, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
86 ► North Carolina, Davidson County, Lexington — The Homestead — Unexpected Houseguests —
On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
87 ► North Carolina, Davidson County, Thomasville — Thomasville — Caring for the Sick and Wounded —
On E Main Street at Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling north on E Main Street.
88 ► North Carolina, Davidson County, Thomasville — Thomasville — A Key Stop & Refuge —
On West Main Street at Trade Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
89 ► North Carolina, Davidson County, Thomasville — Thomasville City Cemetery — Union of Combatants —
Near Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling west.
90 ► North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — Davie County in the Civil War — Stoneman in Mocksville — Stoneman's Raid —
On Clement Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling south on Clement Street.
91 ► North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — Confederate States Armory — Cutting the Supply Line — Confederate Lifeline —
On Magnolia Extension (State Highway 11) at Mallard Street (State Highway 50), on the left when traveling south on Magnolia Extension.
92 ► North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — Confederate States Armory — Determined Production — Confederate Lifeline —
On Magnolia Extension (State Highway 11) at Mallard Street (State Highway 50), on the left when traveling south on Magnolia Extension.
93 ► North Carolina, Duplin County, Warsaw — The War Comes to Warsaw — Lewis's Railroad Raid — Confederate Lifeline —
On East Hill Street at North Center Street, on the left when traveling east on East Hill Street.
94 ► North Carolina, Durham County, Chapel Hill — Last Shots — The Creek of New Hope — Carolinas Campaign —
Near Farrington Road, on the right when traveling north.
95 ► North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — Brassfield Station — A Path Both Traveled — Carolinas Campaign —
On S Miami Blvd. (State Highway 1959), on the right when traveling north.
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96 ► North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — Durham's Station — The Creek of New Hope — Carolinas Campaign —
On Blackwell Street north of Jackie Robinson Drive, on the right when traveling north.
97 ► North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — Durham's Station — Prelude To Peace — Carolinas Campaign
On Blackwell Street north of Jackie Robinson Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
98 ► North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — North Carolina — Civil War Trails —
On Blackwell Street north of Jackie Robinson Drive, on the right when traveling north.
99 ► North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — West Point Truce Line — Waiting, Looting, and Shooting — Carolinas Campaign —
Near North Roxboro Road (U.S. 501).
100 ► North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, Bennett Place — Bennett Place — The End of War — Carolinas Campaign —
Near Bennett Memorial Road at Near Road.

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