On U.S. 15 at Ashemont Road (County Route 1225), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 15.
Primary training site for U.S. Army airborne troops in World War II. Established 1943; named for Private John Thomas Mackall. Two miles W. — — Map (db m88662) HM
On Fayetteville Road (U.S. 401) at Vass Road (County Road 1300), on the right when traveling west on Fayetteville Road.
Gen. Kilpatrick's Union cavalry repulsed Gen. Hampton's Confederate cavalry there, March 10, 1865, ten miles north. Now in Fort Bragg area. — — Map (db m31246) HM
On Laurinburg Road (U.S. 401) at John Russell Road (County Road 1207), on the right when traveling west on Laurinburg Road.
General Sherman, with a part of his army, on March 9-10, 1865, camped here at Bethel Presbyterian Church (organized before 1800). — — Map (db m31255) HM
On Old State Highway 211 0.4 miles from Aberdeen Road (State Highway 211), on the right when traveling south.
Opened in 1908. First state institution in North Carolina for treating tuberculosis. Sponsored by Dr. J. E. Brooks of Greensboro. — — Map (db m31252) HM
On Red Springs Highway (State Highway 211) at Old Wire Road (County Road 1105), on the right when traveling south on Red Springs Highway.
Rendezvous point for local Tories. Near here on Sept. 1, 1781, David Fanning's men routed a Whig force under Thomas Wade. Stood 1.7 mi. W. — — Map (db m31257) HM
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