Historical Markers and War Memorials in Richmond County, North Carolina

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Richmond County, North Carolina

1 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Cordova — K-23 — North Carolina / South Carolina —

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

2 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Cordova — K-13 — Sherman's March —

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

3 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Ellerbee — Bostick School —

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

4 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Hamlet — K-46 — Hamlet Station —

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

5 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Hamlet — K-31 — John Coltrane — 1926-1967 —

Jazz saxophonist and composer; influential stylist. Work spanned bebop to avant garde. Born one block S.W. — — Map (db m31359) HM

6 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Hoffman — K-37 — Cameron Morrison School —

State home and school for boys, opened 1925. Gives academic, vocational, and agricultural training. Three miles W. — — Map (db m125092) HM

7 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — K-48 — Alfred Dockery — 1797-1875 —

U.S. Congressman; state legislator for 10 years. A founder of the state Republican party, 1867. Home is 6 mi. northwest. — — Map (db m31412) HM

8 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — K-50 — Cameron Morrison — 1869-1953 —

Governor, 1921-1925; State legislator; U.S. Senator & Congressman; mayor of Rockingham. Birthplace was 6 mi. S. — — Map (db m31437) HM

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9 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — K-42 — Cartledge Creek Baptist Church —

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

10 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — Confederate Soldiers Memorial — 1861-1865 —

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

11 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — Harrington Square —

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

12 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — K-28 — Henry William Harrington —

Brigadier general of militia, 1776-81, State senator, a commissioner to locate State capital. Grave is five miles S. — — Map (db m31383) HM

13 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — K-28 — Henry William Harrington —

Brigadier general of militia, 1776-81, State senator, a commissioner to locate State capital. Grave is one mile N.W. — — Map (db m31513) HM

14 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — K-53 — N.C. Farmers' Alliance —

Organized by statewide convention of delegates in Rockingham, Oct. 4, 1887. Leonidas L. Polk elected first secretary. — — Map (db m31518) HM

15 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — K-58 — Pee Dee Meeting —

Quaker meeting organized, 1755. Westward migration led to decline by the 1840s. Cemetery located 1½ mi. west. — — Map (db m31511) HM

16 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — Richmond County Iraq & Afghanistan War Memorial —

In memory of the men and women from Richmond County who lost their lives in the following wars and conflicts Iraq Afghanistan — — Map (db m56515) WM

17 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — Richmond County Korean War Memorial —

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

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18 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — Richmond County Veterans Memorial —

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

19 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — Richmond County Vietnam War Memorial —

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

20 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — Richmond County War Memorial —

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

21 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — K-12 — Sherman's March —

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

22 ► North Carolina, Richmond County, Rockingham — World War II Memorial —

In loving memory of all the men and women who gave their lives in World War II. You will always be remembered. God Bless You. — — Map (db m56514) HM

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