On South Main Street (U.S. 401) at West Spring Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Water from this spring was believed to have healing powers. The resort town of Fuquay Springs developed around this site and incorporated in 1909. — — Map (db m62125) HM
On East Main Street at Rand Mill Road on East Main Street.
“In 1851 landowners in the St. Mary’s District of Wake County witnessed the arrival of the railroad. The first business was operated by Henry Fort, a former slave, farmer and cabinetmaker. A post office was established in 1878. The General . . . — — Map (db m74876) HM
Near Town Hill Drive at Morrisville Carpenter Road, on the right when traveling north.
(preface)
The Carolina 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 Virginia to . . . — — Map (db m77704) HM
On Hillsborough Street at N Boylan Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Hillsborough Street.
Home of chief justices John L. Taylor & Thos. Ruffin; of Wm. Gaston, Romulus M. Saunders, & Samuel A. Ashe. Built about 1813. Is 70 yds. N. — — Map (db m63173) HM
On Salisbury Street near Hillsborough Street, on the left when traveling east.
Taken in June 1861 when the Navy Yard at Norfolk was abandoned by the United States
Banded and Condverted at Richmond into a 6 inch rifle mounted at Fort Caswell North Carolina
Dismounted by exploding magazines when the Confederates evacuated . . . — — Map (db m40757) HM
On West Morgan Street east of South McDowell Street (U.S. 401), on the right when traveling east.
A.I.A. Tower
North Carolina Chapter
American Institute of Architects
Chapter Founded(AIA)
August 8, 1913
Building Dedicated
October 18, 1963
Raleigh Historic Site
Water Tower
1887 — — Map (db m93208) HM
On Poplar Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Geo. B. Anderson Brigadier General Confederate States Army Born April 12th 1831. Died Oct. 16th 1862 of a wound received at the battle of Sharpsburg. ( Back of Monument : ) Seven Pines Mechanicsville Cold Harbor Malvern Hill South . . . — — Map (db m63255) HM
On Edenton Street, on the right when traveling west.
Fawcett, Preston & Company of Liverpool, England, cast this 4-inch, 18-pounder rifled cannon in 1862 and sold it to the Confederacy. It was part of a “flying battery” of field artillery stationed at Fort Fisher that protected . . . — — Map (db m63221) HM
On Hillsborough Street at Forest Road, on the right when traveling west on Hillsborough Street.
Spanish-American War camp. 95 acres, named for the Confederate general, was located here. Only U.S. Army camp in the state, 1898. — — Map (db m77772) HM
On Wilmington Street at New Bern Place, on the left when traveling north on Wilmington Street.
Charles Duncan Mc Iver Educational statesman * * * Born 27th September 1860 Died 17th September 1906 ( Left Side Marker : ) Founder and first President of the State Normal and Industrial College for women ( Right . . . — — Map (db m63231) HM
On North Wilmington Street, on the right when traveling north.
Christ Episcopal Church
has been designated a National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America — — Map (db m40782) HM
On Hickory Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In memory of our Confederate Dead --------------- Erected A.D. 1870 Sleep warrior, sleep the struggle. The battle cry is hushed. Our standards have been lowered. Our blooming hopes been crushed. Sleep for thy name is cherished By the bravest and the . . . — — Map (db m63267) HM
Confederate Soldiers Memorial-Here rest the remains of 137 Confederate soldiers killed in action or mortally wounded during the Gettysburg Campaign. These men represent approximately 1600 North Carolinians who fell during the Campaign. North . . . — — Map (db m62478) WM
Near Hickory Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
On February 17th, 1864 the CSS H.L. Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in combat. The sub was lost that night as well, when it sank just outside Charleston Harbour in SC. with all eight crew members perishing. Crew member James A. . . . — — Map (db m63250) HM
Official residence, N.C. governors, it was completed 1891 on Burke Square using prison labor. Architects, A.G. Bauer & Samuel Sloan. — — Map (db m32553) HM
On City Farm Road 0.2 miles east of South Wilmington Street, on the right when traveling east.
Commissioners of North Carolina's capital met officers of Sherman's Army near this spot, on April 13, 1865, and surrendered the city. — — Map (db m31542) HM
On East Blount Street, on the right when traveling south.
Social activist; writer. Led the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union after 1892. A benefactor of present Meredith College. Lived in this house. — — Map (db m32628) HM
On South Salisbury Street south of West Edenton Street, on the right when traveling south.
[Top plaque:]
First Baptist Church
Built in 1859
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Bottom plaque:]
Baptist Church
A.D. 1859
Wm. . . . — — Map (db m126213) HM
Organized 1816. Site of Constitutional Convention of 1835. State Supreme Court met here,1831-40, after Capitol fire. This building completed 1900. — — Map (db m63165) HM
On South Salisbury Street at West Morgan Street, on the right when traveling south on South Salisbury Street.
Organized
January 21, 1816
First building on this site
dedicated
February 7, 1818
Present building
dedicated
September 16, 1900
Sanctuary remodeled
1956 — — Map (db m94802) HM
Near East Edenton Street west of South Wilmington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Colonel Fred Olds founded the Hall of History, now the North Carolina Museum of History, in 1902. He devoted his life to preserving the state's heritage.
In memory of Dellie Hardison Smith, a creative planner for this North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m126212) HM
On E South Street west of S Wilmington Street, on the right when traveling east.
In the Governor’s Palace April 24-27, 1865, Grant conferred with Sherman and approved new terms for surrender of Johnston’s Confederate Army. — — Map (db m63140) HM
On Wilmington Street at Morgan Street on Wilmington Street.
Site used by U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey to measure the precise longitude and latitude of Raleigh by taking simultaneous readings of the positions of the stars here and at locations in Richmond, Va. and Charleston and Columbia, S.C. A temporary . . . — — Map (db m40858) HM
On E North Street at N Blount Street, on the right when traveling west on E North Street.
Henry Clay, on a visit to this city, wrote the famous Raleigh Letter, April 17, 1844, opposing the annexation of Texas. Many authorities believe that this statement cost him the presidential election of 1844. According to tradition Clay wrote the . . . — — Map (db m63175) HM
Private in
Bethel Regiment
North Carolina Volunteers
Killed at Bethel Church
June 10, 1861
First Confederate soldier
to fall in battle in the
War Between the States.
(back of marker)
Wyatt's Comrades
In dash to burn the . . . — — Map (db m41569) HM
On Hillsborough Street at St. Mary’s Street, on the right when traveling west on Hillsborough Street.
Built prior to 1770 and often site of political meetings. Decision to locate Raleigh on Lane’s land made there, 1792. Stands 2 blocks south. — — Map (db m63236) HM
On E Edenton Street at N Wilmington Street, on the left when traveling west on E Edenton Street.
First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of N.C.; 1823-1830. Active in the revival of the Church. Interred in church 50 yds. south. — — Map (db m63242) HM
On South McDowell Street south of West Hargett Street, on the left when traveling north.
Editor, author, public official
Son of
Josephus Daniels and Mary Cleaves Seabrook
Born in Washington, N.C.
May 18, 1862
Married to Addie Worth Bagley of Raleigh
May 2, 1888
Died in Raleigh, N.C.
January 15, 1948 . . . — — Map (db m126210) HM
On E. Jones Street, on the right when traveling east.
This exact replica of the Liberty Bell is the same size, weight, and material as the original. Therefore, it has the same tone that the Liberty Bell would have if it could be rung. The bell, cast in France, weighs 2, 080 pounds. It is 85 percent . . . — — Map (db m73012) HM
On Hillsborough Street at S Dawson Street, on the right when traveling east on Hillsborough Street.
Confederate brigadier general; president of Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, 1852-55; member of Congress, 1855-61. Home here, grave ⅔ mi. east. — — Map (db m63157) HM
On N Blount Street south of E Peace Street, on the right when traveling south.
President of National Farmers’ Alliance, 1889 - 1892; began Progressive Farmer, 1886; a founder of NCSU and Meredith College. House is here. — — Map (db m63235) HM
On West Edenton Street east of North Dawson Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling west.
Minister of Edenton St. Methodist Church, 1831. First American Methodist Missionary to Africa, 1833.
"Let a thousand fall before Africa be given up. — — Map (db m126151) HM
On Watauga Club Drive (Route 64) north of Stinson Drive, on the left when traveling north.
(side 1)
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts required daily military drills, and when the U.S. entered World War I, hundreds of students and alumni enlisted. Thirty-four alumni died in military service.
The idea for . . . — — Map (db m94742) HM WM
Just upstream from this location, a dam has slowed the waters of the Neuse River for more than 150 years. The greenway bridge is a great place to see the dam.
Mid-1800s — Paper Mill
In the mid-1800s, the original Miburnie Dam was . . . — — Map (db m90146) HM
Near Prospect Avenue west of Fayetteville Street, on the right when traveling west.
Mount Hope Cemetery a 34.3-acre cemetery owned by the City of Raleigh, was established about 1872 for African Americans and continues to be operated so almost exclusively.
Soon after the Civl War, the old City Cemetery was filled with . . . — — Map (db m94696) HM
On E Edenton Street, on the left when traveling west.
State Capitol has been designated a -------------------- National Historic Landmark -------------------- This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1974 National Park Service . . . — — Map (db m63233) HM
On E Edenton Street, on the right when traveling west.
North Carolina’s Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids and the . . . — — Map (db m63218) HM
On Hickory Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This monument honors the remains of one hundred and seven North Carolina Confederate soldiers, some known only to God, who died between 1863 and 1865 in Washington DC, as prisoners of war, and who were interred in Arlington National Cemetery. On . . . — — Map (db m63725) HM
On Hillsborough Street at S Dawson Street, on the right when traveling west on Hillsborough Street.
Established in 1859 to regulate the practice of medicine for the benefit and protection of the people of North Carolina. One of the oldest state medical regulatory boards, it originally met in the Old State Capitol., two blocks east. 150th . . . — — Map (db m63158) HM
On S Person Street at E Lane Street, on the right when traveling north on S Person Street.
Founded April 16, 1849, the North Carolina Medical Society has fostered the advancement of medical science, to maintain high ethical standards and to promote all aspects of the profession with the goal of relieving suffering and improving the . . . — — Map (db m63246) HM
On Edenton Street, on the right when traveling west.
( Preface : ) The 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 Virginia . . . — — Map (db m63150) HM
Near East Edenton Street at North Wilmington Street.
This memorial is dedicated
to the heroic men and
women of North Carolina
who served in America's
wars. As long as the flame
of freedom burns, the
memory of their sacrifice
for peace shall endure.
(east side)
World War I . . . — — Map (db m40800) WM
On Wake Forrest Road at Poplar Street, on the right when traveling north on Wake Forrest Road.
Breastworks were thrown up around Raleigh, 1863, by order of Governor Vance, for protection against Federal raids. Remains are 1/3 mile W. — — Map (db m63162) HM
As a memorial to his wife Olivia Blount Cowper Raney (1861 - 1896), Richard Beverly Raney in 1899 established the Olivia Raney Library which stood on this site. His gift funded the construction and equipment of a public library that served Raleigh . . . — — Map (db m40753) HM
On E Peace Street at Halifax Street, on the right when traveling west on E Peace Street.
Founded by Presbyterian elder Wm. Peace 1857 as school for women; opened 1872. Main building used as Confederate hospital & by Freedmen’s Bureau. — — Map (db m63264) HM
Near North Wilmington Street near New Bern Avenue.
1795 - 1849
James Knox Polk
of Mecklenburg County
President 1845 - 1849
He enlarged our national boundaries
1767 - 1845
Andrew Jackson
of Union County
President 1829 - 1837
He revitalized American Democracy
1808 - . . . — — Map (db m40797) HM
Look around. Would this be a good place to cross the river? For hundreds of years, people have crossed the Neuse River in this area on horseback or by stagecoach, wagon or car.
1700s – Smith’s Ferry
In the 1700s before bridges were . . . — — Map (db m90147) HM
On Hillsborough Street west of St. Mary's Street, on the right when traveling west.
Episcopal School for girls, established 1842 by Rev. Aldert Smedes on site of an earlier Episcopal school for boys which opened in 1834. — — Map (db m63154) HM
On Hillsborough Street west of St. Mary’s Street, on the right when traveling west.
Here in this oak grove on the front campus of Saint Mary’s School for girls, Union Gen. Oliver O. Howard, commanding Gen. William T. Sherman’s Right Wing, encamped in April 1865. The Federals coexisted with students and faculty for several weeks, . . . — — Map (db m63152) HM
Patriot-Soldier-Historian-Legislator-Editor-Christian Citizen
Captain and assistant adjutant general of Pender's staff, C.S.A.
Heroic defender of Fort Wagner
And twice cited for conspicuous service in the battles of Cedar Run and Second . . . — — Map (db m41014) HM
On North Salisbury Street 0.2 miles south of West Peace Street, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the patriotism and valor of
the more than three thousand four hundred employees of the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
who served in the Armed Forces of their country in World War II
and to the imperishable memory of those who . . . — — Map (db m94803) WM
Near Hickory Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In Memoriam ---------------- Randolph Abbott Shotwell Late Captain, Co. I, 8th Reg., Va. Vols., C.S.A. Born Dec. 13th, 1843. in West Liberty, VA., Died July 31st, 1885. in Raleigh, N.C. ( Right Side Inscription : ) A Patriot whose honor . . . — — Map (db m63291) HM
Near New Bern Place west of North Blount Street, on the right when traveling west.
State Bank of North Carolina, chartered in 1810, cornerstone laid in 1813, first president, Colonel William Polk, made his home in the building. Renovated, and is now being used by state employees' credit union — — Map (db m94808) HM
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