You are standing near the center of the first phase of fighting in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865. On March 15th the left wing of General Sherman’s Union army, commanded by General H.W. Slocum, was advancing along this road (A) from . . . — — Map (db m41993) HM
(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 to . . . — — Map (db m210221) HM
From a point 50 yards west three batteries of artillery under Major J. A. Reynolds shelled the Confederate first line of earthworks. — — Map (db m31600) HM
The 1865 home of Wm. Smith, 100 yds E., was used as a hospital for Union troops in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865. — — Map (db m211814) HM
Late in 1864, two large Union armies, one in Virginia and the other in Georgia, were beginning to squeeze the Confederacy to defeat. Grant held Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia immobile at Petersburg, while Sherman, with 60,000 men, captured Atlanta . . . — — Map (db m41994) HM
Built in 1897 by Fayetteville businessman E. A. Poe and his wife, Josephine, the house is part of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. It is representative of upper-middle-class homes of the period. Tours offer a glimpse of life in the . . . — — Map (db m24447) HM
This tablet marks the site of an important arsenal of the Confederate government. Authorized by the United States Congress, 1836; captured by North Carolina, April 22, 1861; transferred to the Confederate government, June 5, 1861; and destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m24327) HM
Crises cause us to act. The crisis created by the United States' military unpreparedness during the War of 1812 resulted in the planning and building of additional arsenals for the nation's defense. Congress appropriated monies in 1836 for an . . . — — Map (db m24362) HM
These stones formed part of the foundations for buildings within the main arsenal compound. When United States troops destroyed the arsenal in 1865, local citizens salvaged usable building materials. The state moved these remaining stones when the . . . — — Map (db m24359) HM
Hit his first home run in professional baseball, March, 1914, 135 yds. N.W. In this town George Herman Ruth acquired the nickname "Babe." — — Map (db m243848) HM
(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 to crush . . . — — Map (db m70380) HM
In memory of the
Confederate Dead
On Fames eternal camping ground
Their silent Tents are spread.
Rest on embalmed & sainted dead
Dear as the blood ye gave.
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps
Or honor . . . — — Map (db m30896) WM
This is the oldest public cemetery in Fayetteville, begun in 1785. Mrs. Anne K. Kyle, who served as a nurse in the hospital here during the Civil War, established the Confederate Burial Ground soon after Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his army . . . — — Map (db m30940) HM
1. Cool Spring
Cool Spring is located on the south bank of Cross Creek, which winds its way through downtown Fayetteville. The spring was the primary soucre of water first for Native Americans and subsequently for the European pioneers. It . . . — — Map (db m31149) HM
The Women of Cumberland
to their
Confederate Dead
May 20, 1861 - May 10, 1902
They died in defence of their
RightsFor they should fall the tears
of a nation's grief.Lord God of Hosts be with us yet, . . . — — Map (db m31143) HM
The rock base beneath Iron Mike has its own story. In July 1942 over 5,000 men arrived at Camp Toccoa for training as a new type of soldier, a Paratrooper. Over the next few years over 17,000 soldiers of the 501st, 506th, 511th, and the 517th . . . — — Map (db m77343) HM WM
Across the street is the Hale-Williams House, notable for the variety of architectural styles it incorporates as well as for the prominence of its builder, Edward Jones Hale. Hale bought this property in 1847 and constructed the house in the 1850s. . . . — — Map (db m70360) HM
[Preface at top left]
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 . . . — — Map (db m24355) HM
The lighter brick in this pad outlines the foundations of two shops, the smiths and the forging and casting. These shops were built simultaneously between 1839 and 1842. During Confederate occupation, these shops, along with the engine house, were . . . — — Map (db m24420) HM
This area is where most woodworking operations took place. It was also known as the carpenter's shop. Wagon and gun carriage wheels, as well as other wooden parts, were made here. — — Map (db m24421) HM
Highsmith Hospital opened in 1901 on Green Street in downtown Fayetteville as the first private hospital in North Carolina. In 1926 the hospital was relocated to the corner of Hay Street and Bradford Avenue. The hospital opened on its present site . . . — — Map (db m70361) HM
President Emeritus
North Carolina State Firemen's Association
Born in Asheboro, N.C. March 4, 1850
Died in Fayetteville, N.C. February 9, 1927
A beloved citizen and courageous statesman
Six times Mayor of Fayetteville
Thrice President . . . — — Map (db m24448) HM
Bishop of Charleston. He organized Roman Catholics in N.C. at Fayetteville Convention, & consecrated St. Patrick Church, 1829. Present church 4/10 mi. E. — — Map (db m24634) HM
On March 4-5, 1825, was guest of Fayetteville (named for him 1783), staying at home of Duncan McRae, on site of present courthouse. — — Map (db m24377) HM
This historic structure, circa 1791, is the oldest known commercial building in Fayetteville. It was restored as a community service by Fayetteville's hometown newspaper. — — Map (db m24432) HM
At or near this place
ever since known as
“Liberty Point”
was promulgated in
June 1775,
by patriots of the Cape Fear
A Declaration of Independence
of the British Crown. . . . — — Map (db m24431) HM
Presbyterian. Founded by early Scottish settlers. Graves of Alexander MacPherson and T. H. Holmes, a Confederate general, 1½ miles N. — — Map (db m121984) HM
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 m24357) HM
The courses of lighter colored brick found in this brick pad represent foundations uncovered while preparing the area for construction. The walls were part of the main arsenal building which was started in 1838 and completed in fall of 1839. The . . . — — Map (db m70359) HM
Muslim slave & scholar. African born, he penned autobiography in Arabic. 1831. Lived in a Bladen County and worshipped with local Presbyterians. — — Map (db m94902) HM
The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry is North Carolina's oldest military unit and the second-oldest militia organization in the U.S.
At the start of the Civil War, after North Carolina seceded, the company enrolled in active service for . . . — — Map (db m31109) HM
Fayetteville was the focal point for five plank roads, chartered 1849-52. The longest was built to Bethania, 129 miles northwest. — — Map (db m24395) HM
This bridge dedicated
in memory of
Lenox Eugene Plummer
1914 - 1979
Fayetteville City Councilmember
for twenty four years
who encouraged this city to
“Always feed everyone
out of the same spoon”
John W. . . . — — Map (db m31202) HM
First parish to be established under the North Carolina Catholic Church Constitution February 4, 1824. First Catholic Church consecrated in North Carolina March 17, 1829. Original location Bow Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina. — — Map (db m24636) HM
Located one block to the north, on the north side of Maiden Lane, Scotch Spring was owned by two prominent citizens, Robert Cochran and John Hay, and was a major water source for Fayetteville in the late eighteenth century. Throughout the nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m30998) HM
Invading North Carolina, Sherman's army occupied Fayetteville, Mar. 11-14, 1865, destroying the Confederate Arsenal, which stood 1 mile W. — — Map (db m57295) HM
This was the last of the four arsenal towers to be built. In the original plans, this tower was to be the guard and prison rooms. — — Map (db m24415) HM
The northwest tower (1) was the first of the arsenal's four towers to be built (1839-1840) and initially served as the facility's temporary office. The three-story octagonal towers protruded beyond the corners of the main compound and were a . . . — — Map (db m24365) HM
At Bentonville, General William T. Sherman's Union Army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the Confederate Army of General Joseph E. Johnston. General Robert E. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a stand in . . . — — Map (db m20535) HM
[Front] Whereas in obedience to President George Washington's Militia Act and the threat of war with European powers, the F.I.L.I. was organized on or near this spot on August 23, 1793, under the leadership of Captain Robert Adam, . . . — — Map (db m31112) HM
On Saturday morning, March 11, 1865, a brief skirmish took place here at the Market House as Confederate forces evacuated Fayetteville while Union Gen. William T. Sherman's army entered the town. A rear guard detachment under Gen. Wade Hampton . . . — — Map (db m24442) HM
Duncan McLeran constructed this two-story Federal-style dwelling in 1797. In 1820, the property was sold and remodeled to accommodate the Bank of the United States, the first federal bank in North Carolina. The house is named for John Sanford, a . . . — — Map (db m70374) HM WM
Lafayette was escorted from the Clarendon Bridge to the Town House, which stood at this site. A spacious stage had been erected in front of the Town House. The various military units formed lines on each side of the street, and Lafayette's carriage . . . — — Map (db m24449) HM
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary
of the Crossing of the Waal River
Honoring our KIA's - MIA's
September 20, 1944
“C” Company, 307th Engineer Battalion
was in the assault wave with the
Third Battalion,
504th Parachute . . . — — Map (db m31508) HM
Carved in 1919 by a Georgia
stonesmason to pay tribute
to the 82D Division's 328th
Infantry. Moved from Camp
Gordon, Georgia first home
of the 82D, to Fort Bragg in
the 1950s
[Rock Inscription reads]
Dedicated to the memory
of . . . — — Map (db m31495) HM
Base In honor of airlifters past, present and future Back This memorial dedicated by members of Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 367 and Noncommissioned Officers Open Mess, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, 12 June . . . — — Map (db m43998) HM
This housing area is named in memory of courageous airborne troops of the U.S. Army who refused to surrender during the intense and bitter fighting against a numerically superior enemy, 19 December 1944 - 15 January 1945, in the area of Bastogne . . . — — Map (db m43972) HM
In honor of
Braxton Bragg
Lieutenant Colonel, USA
General, CSA
Born: Warrenton N.C.
22 March 1817
Died: Galveston, Texas
27 September 1876
War Department General Order No. 77, 21 August 1918, established Camp Bragg, N.C. in . . . — — Map (db m62493) HM WM
(top)
C-119C, Serial Number 50-33182.
This aircraft was originally Serial Number 50-0128.
On loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum Program.
(middle)
The Fairchild C-119, better known as the "Flying Boxcar", was capable of . . . — — Map (db m44001) HM
(top)
C-123K, Serial Number 54-0372.
This aircraft was originally Serial Number 54-0669.
It is on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum Program.
(middle)
The Fairchild C-123 was capable of carrying 60 fully equipped . . . — — Map (db m44002) HM
The mission of the Lockheed C-130 is to provide rapid transportation of personnel or cargo for delivery by air-drop or by air-land. The aircraft can be used as a tactical transport carrying 92 ground troops or 64 paratroopers and equipment. It . . . — — Map (db m44003) HM
First flown by the Army in the 1960s, the C-7 was used to provide logistic support, particularly in Vietnam. Used to support airborne training through the 1970s. This aircraft was used by the U.S. Army Parachute Demonstration Team, the Golden . . . — — Map (db m31236) HM
(top)
C-47D, Serial Number 44-118427
This aircraft was originally serial number 44-76462.
It is on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum Program.
(middle)
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, the military version of the DC-3, was . . . — — Map (db m43999) HM
Known as the “Skytrain”, the C-47 was the workhorse of the Army Air Corps transport units. Carried 82D troopers into battle at Sicily, Salerno, Normandy, and Holland. — — Map (db m31231) HM
As enlisted men and women of our great nation, nothing captures our professionalism more than the Oath of Enlistment. It states... "I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I . . . — — Map (db m44007) HM
Used to support airborne operations
from the 1940s through the 1960s.
First aircraft to handle large parachute
loads containing 3/4 ton trucks and
105-mm howitzers. — — Map (db m31492) HM
Developed in the 1950s as an assault
transport. The fullsection rear ramp door
made this an ideal aircraft for support of
airborne operations from the 1950s into
the 1970s. — — Map (db m31234) HM
This six ton Sheridan from C Company,
3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor, was dropped by
parachute into Panama on 20 December
1989 during Operation JUST CAUSE.
The Sheridan replaced the Scorpion
in the late 1960s, but Panama was the
first time . . . — — Map (db m31476) HM
A fully-tracked 90mm gun developed in
the 1950s to provide airborne troops with
a mobile antitank weapon. Used by airborne
armored battalions and airborne infantry
tank companies in the 1960s. — — Map (db m31491) HM
During his long and illustrious career, Major Meadows embodied all of those qualities that mark the unique individuals serving in Special Operations Forces. Major Meadows’ extraordinary achievements throughout his dedicated service with Army Special . . . — — Map (db m31484) HM
Dedicated to the men and women who flew and maintained these aircraft. Responding to the call to arms, they embraced the difficult challenges and held high the proud heritage of the United States Air Force. This monument stands guard at Pope's . . . — — Map (db m44004) HM
Front In honor of those Pope airmen who have given their lives for their country while performing flying duties * * * * * * Dedicated to the memory of those who were killed in a C-130 accident on November 30, 1978 Robert J. Caton • . . . — — Map (db m44005) HM
Dedicated to the memory of those Pope airmen who lost their lives in a C-130 accident at Sicily extraction zone on July 1, 1987 Capt. Garry M. Bardo, Jr. • A1C Albert G. Dunse • Capt. John B. Keiser, III • TSgt Timothy J. Matar — — Map (db m44006) HM
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