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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Union County, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Union County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Union County, NC (7) Anson County, NC (12) Cabarrus County, NC (18) Mecklenburg County, NC (56) Stanly County, NC (1) Chesterfield County, SC (19) Lancaster County, SC (56)  UnionCounty(7) Union County (7)  AnsonCounty(12) Anson County (12)  CabarrusCounty(18) Cabarrus County (18)  MecklenburgCounty(56) Mecklenburg County (56)  StanlyCounty(1) Stanly County (1)  ChesterfieldCountySouth Carolina(19) Chesterfield County (19)  LancasterCounty(56) Lancaster County (56)
Adjacent to Union County, North Carolina
    Anson County (12)
    Cabarrus County (18)
    Mecklenburg County (56)
    Stanly County (1)
    Chesterfield County, South Carolina (19)
    Lancaster County, South Carolina (56)
 
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1North Carolina (Union County), Marshville — L-88 — A. R. Newsome — 1894-1951 —
Educator, author, editor; Sec'y of N.C. Historical Commission, 1926-35. Birthplace 1 block east. — Map (db m42555) HM
2North Carolina (Union County), Monroe — L-54 — David F. Houston
Secretary of Agriculture and later of the Treasury under Wilson. College president and author. His birthplace stood 60 yards north. — Map (db m42546) HM
3North Carolina (Union County), Monroe — L-32 — Ferdinand Foch
Commander-in-chief of Allied armies, 1918, made a speech at the Union County Courthouse, on December 9, 1921. — Map (db m42541) HM
4North Carolina (Union County), Monroe — L-57 — T. Walter Bickett
Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace was 50 ft. north. — Map (db m42550) HM
5North Carolina (Union County), Monroe — L-6 — Wm. Henry Belk1862-1952
Merchant, philanthropist, and Presbyterian layman. Opened first store, May 29, 1888, two blocks east. — Map (db m42514) HM
6North Carolina (Union County), Waxhaw — Andrew Jackson Birthplace
Here was born March 15, 1767, Andrew Jackson Seventh president of the United States — Map (db m80565) HM
7North Carolina (Union County), Waxhaw — Wilson's Store ClashBlocking Sherman's Feint — Carolinas Campaign —
(preface): he Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in . . . — Map (db m44648) HM
 
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