Ore discovered at farm of John Portis in 1831. Mine operated for about a century. Area mines yielded sizable volume of gold before Civil War. — — Map (db m221562) HM
On May 1, 1865, five days after Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered to Union Gen. William T. Sherman near Durham Station, approximately 12,000 to 15,000 troops of Sherman’s Army of the Tennessee camped in Louisburg en route to . . . — — Map (db m77880) HM
Chartered on January 6th, 1787, the earliest ancestor of Louisburg College. This building was first used in January 1, 1805. It was closed and moved to this site in 1905 from a location to the southwest. — — Map (db m77840) HM
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In memory of Franklin's Confederate Soldiers that their heroic deeds, sublime self-sacrifice and undying devotion to duty and country may never be forgotten.
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Deo Vindice.
"When can their glory fade?
O the . . . — — Map (db m77882) WM
Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary, N.C. Attorney General, member state house. Home stands ˝ mi. S.W. — — Map (db m215834) HM