North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c.1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776.
South Carolina. Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered . . . — — Map (db m114030) HM
As Sherman’s army moved north from Georgia on its path of destruction, one part entered North Carolina near here, March 4-7, 1865. — — Map (db m114035) HM
Established prior to 1848 as a one-room school serving grades 1-7. The present building used 1880-1922, was restored 1992-1998.
National Register of Historic Places 2005 — — Map (db m181299) HM
Built in 1900 to serve Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Depot was major stop for passengers on east-west & north-south rail lines. About 2 blocks east. — — Map (db m31373) HM
John William Coltrane, modern jazz saxophonist and composer, was born in Hamlet, the son of Alice Blair and John W. Coltrane, Sr. By the time of his death, he had achieved international eminence as one of the most talented and creative figures in . . . — — Map (db m244635) HM
From 1889 Richmond
County court house once
standing one block north.
Restored in honor of those
who serve and have served
Richmond County
in court house offices
and the judicial center. — — Map (db m244630) HM
Originally Dockery's Meeting House, about 1774. Baptist State Convention, 1833, voted here to found Wake Forest Institute. About 4 miles North — — Map (db m31517) HM
Erected in 1930, by the Pee Dee Guards Chapter, of the United Daughters of the Confederacy of Richmond County, in Loving Memory of Our Confederate Soldiers. — — Map (db m56490) HM
In Honor Of
Gen. Henry William Harrington
Born London, England - 1747
Died Richmond County - 1809
Revolutionary Patriot and a Founder of Richmond County and Rockingham — — Map (db m56491) HM
We salute those who heed their nation's call to protect and defend her constitution and laws. These patriots come not from the hallowed halls of military tradition but from an array of varying origins and religious and economic cultures. When . . . — — Map (db m244625) WM
In Memory of the men and women from Richmond County who lost their lives in the Korean War
God Bless You
All Gave Some Some Gave All — — Map (db m56513) WM
Dedicated to those who served to preserve the freedom that we share as citizens of the United Stated of America
Thank you men & women of
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
In Honor of Those Who . . . — — Map (db m56511) HM
Richmond County Men & Women Who Lost Their Lives in the Vietnam War
Donald Lincoln Covington PFC Army 7-8-69
Benjamin Tally Dawkins SGT Army 9-6-68
Jimmie Louis Ellerbe PFC 4-5-67
Lonnie Ellerbe Jr. LCPL MC 8-13-68
Thomas Lee . . . — — Map (db m56728) HM
In memory of the men and women from Richmond County who lost their lives in the following wars and conflicts
World War I
Laos
Dominican Republic
Cambodia
Lebanon
Panama
Grenada
Desert Storm
Haiti(?)
Bosnia
Enduring Freedom . . . — — Map (db m56522) HM
Kilpatrick's Cavalry, a part of Sherman's Army, marching from Savannah to Goldsboro, passed through Rockingham on March 7-8, 1865. — — Map (db m31515) HM