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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wake County, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Wake 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 Wake County, NC (118) Chatham County, NC (16) Durham County, NC (45) Franklin County, NC (7) Granville County, NC (13) Harnett County, NC (31) Johnston County, NC (77) Nash County, NC (20)  WakeCounty(118) Wake County (118)  ChathamCounty(16) Chatham County (16)  DurhamCounty(45) Durham County (45)  FranklinCounty(7) Franklin County (7)  GranvilleCounty(13) Granville County (13)  HarnettCounty(31) Harnett County (31)  JohnstonCounty(77) Johnston County (77)  NashCounty(20) Nash County (20)
Adjacent to Wake County, North Carolina
    Chatham County (16)
    Durham County (45)
    Franklin County (7)
    Granville County (13)
    Harnett County (31)
    Johnston County (77)
    Nash County (20)
 
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101North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — Stone's Mills
Listen! That sound of rushing water is the Neuse River flowing over the remnants of an old mill dam. In the early to mid-19th century, this was the site of a bustling industrial enterprise known as Stone's Mills. Carts and wagons arrived here . . . — Map (db m90145) HM
102North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — H-107 — Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Civil rights organization, an outgrowth of sit-in movement, had origins in conference at Shaw University, Apr. 15-17, 1960. — Map (db m31656) HM
103North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — H 46 — The Governor Morehead School
Established for visually impaired student in 1845 under the leadership of John Motley Morehead. Present plant is 500 yards north. — Map (db m77775) HM
104North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — H 47 — The Governor Morehead School
Established for visually impaired students in 1845 under leadership of John Motley Morehead. Present plant is 3 blocks south. — Map (db m126153) HM
105North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — Thomas Day — (1801- ca. 1861)
Sculptor's representation of Thomas Day, a free African American in Caswell County who created fashionable furniture and architectural elements before the Civil War. In memory of Dellie Hardison Smith, dedicated leader of North Carolina arts and . . . — Map (db m94770) HM
106North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — H 79 — Thomas R. Jernigan — 1847-1920
U.S. negotiator in China for 30 years. Consul in Japan and China. Editor, author, and lawyer. His home was 2 blocks E. — Map (db m77785) HM
107North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — To Our Confederate Dead
West side of the marker reads: First at Bethel Last at Appomattox 1861 - 1865 — Map (db m40754) HM
108North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy
To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy — Map (db m40841) HM
109North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — Tupper Memorial Baptist Church
. . . — Map (db m93200) HM
110North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — Unknown NC Soldier CSA
“Mother, I have been found, I am home.” ( Back of Marker : ) Remains recovered from a Cold Harbor, Va. trench and reinterred on Oct. 28, 1990. One whose name is known only to God, but whose valor and principles for which he . . . — Map (db m63726) HM
111North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — H 104 — William Polk — 1758 - 1834
Revolutionary War officer; first president of State Bank, 1811 - 19. In 1825 hosted Lafayette in house that stood here. — Map (db m32626) HM
112North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — William Ruffin Cox
Born Scotland Neck North Carolina March 11, 1832 Died Richmond, Virginia December 26, 1919 Warrior • Jurist Statesman ( Right Side Inscription : ) Brigadier General Army of Northern Virginia • Confederate States of America Grand Master . . . — Map (db m63266) HM
113North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — H 92 — William W. Holden — 1818-1892
Editor. Appointed provisional governor, 1865. Elected governor, 1868; impeached and removed, 1871. Home stood here. — Map (db m126211) HM
114North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — Worth Bagley — Ensign U.S.N.
(front) Worth Bagley Ensign U.S.N. First Fallen 1898 (rear) Killed in action at Cardenas CVBA, May 11, 1898. — Map (db m41013) HM
115North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — Worth Bagley — Ensign United States Navy
The first American officer and only line officer of the Navy who fell in the Spanish-American War Killed on board the U.S. Torpedo Boat Winslow during the bombardment at Cardenas, Cuba, May 11, 1898 Son of William Henry Bagley and Adelaide . . . — Map (db m62472) HM WM
116North Carolina (Wake County), Raleigh — Zebulon Baird Vance — 1830 - 1894
(left side) If there be a people on earth given to sober second thought, amenable to reason and regardful of their plighted honor, I believe that...it is the people of North Carolina. (right side) The subjection of every passion . . . — Map (db m41179) HM
117North Carolina (Wake County), Wake Forest — H 105 — C. C. Crittenden — 1902 - 1969
Historian, archivist, & editor. Promoted "History for all the people" as head of N. C.'s state historical agency. 1935 - 68. Boyhood home was here. — Map (db m41332) HM
118North Carolina (Wake County), Wake Forest — H 68 — Wake Forest University
Baptist; coeducational. Opened as Wake Forest College, 1834. Moved to Winston-Salem, 1956. university since 1967. — Map (db m79850) HM

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