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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Perquimans County, North Carolina
Adjacent to Perquimans County, North Carolina
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| On Hyde Park Street at King Street, on the right when traveling south on Hyde Park Street. |
| | News of the bombardment of Fort Sumter inspired many African American men to rnlist in the U.S. armed forces, but federal law prohibited their service. Frederick Douglass and other black leaders urged changes to allow black enlistments. By mid-1862, . . . — — Map (db m84932) HM WM |
| On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at New Hope Road, on the right when traveling north on Ocean Highway. |
| | First woman known to have acted as attorney in an N.C. court, 1673. Appeared before Council in Perquimans Precinct. — — Map (db m39963) HM |
| On Church Street (Business Route 17) at King Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street. |
| | Near this spot William Edmundson, an English Friend, held in May 1672, the first religious service on record in Carolina.
Six months later, George Fox, Founder of the Religious Society of Friends also visited this section and held meetings . . . — — Map (db m4133) HM |
| On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at New Hope Road, on the right when traveling north on Ocean Highway. |
| | Pioneer settler in the Albemarle, about 1662. Speaker of the Assembly. Site of home 20 miles east, at Durant's Neck. — — Map (db m39962) HM |
| On Dobbs Street (Business U.S. 17) at South Church Street (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east on Dobbs Street. |
| | Five times speaker of colonial assembly, moderator of provincial congresses, 1774-1775, leader of Revolutionary movement. Lived 11 mi. S. — — Map (db m56984) HM |
| On Dobbs Street (Business U.S. 17) west of South Church Street (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east. |
| | First U.S. marshal for District of N.C., 1790- 1794. Federalist member of conventions of 1788 & 1789. Lived 12 mi. SE. — — Map (db m56992) HM |
| On Bypass State Highway 17 at Perquiman's River, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 17Bypass . |
| | In 1672, missionaries William Edmundson and George Fox, founder of Society of Friends, in America, held religious meetings in this area. — — Map (db m4093) HM |
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