Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monroe, North Carolina

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monroe, North Carolina

1 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-67 — Camp Sutton —

World War II army camp, trained 13,000 engineers. Named for R.C.A.F. pilot Frank Sutton of Monroe killed December 7, 1941. Camp was here. — — Map (db m175735) HM

2 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — The Charters of Freedom —

The original Charters of Freedom are on display in The Rotunda at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776. The United States Constitution was adopted . . . — — Map (db m294959) HM

3 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-54 — David F. Houston —

Secretary of Agriculture and later of the Treasury under Wilson. College president and author. His birthplace stood 60 yards north. — — Map (db m42546) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-32 — Ferdinand Foch —

Commander-in-chief of Allied armies, 1918, made a speech at the Union County Courthouse, on December 9, 1921. — — Map (db m42541) HM

5 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-90 — John J. Parker — 1865 - 1958 —

Chief judge, U.S. Fourth Circuit, 1931-58; alternate member, Nuremberg tribunal 1945-46. He was born one block SE. — — Map (db m175730) HM

6 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-100 — Lt. Samuel I. Parker — 1891 - 1975 —

One of two North Carolinians awarded Medal of Honor for valor in World War I (France, 1918). Born 1 blk. SE. — — Map (db m175729) HM

7 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — Monroe Rotary Club —

Monroe Rotary Club (chartered 4/1/1922) retrieved the granite for this bench from the former Hotel Joffre on Main Street as a memento of their first meeting place. Presented to the citizens of Union County Centennial Celebration of Rotary . . . — — Map (db m294963) HM

8 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-68 — Pleasant Grove Camp Ground —

Methodist. Established 1830 and still in use. Noted for unusual "arbor" and "tents." 1¼ mile northwest. — — Map (db m175727) HM

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9 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-119 — Robert F. Williams — 1925-1996 —

Black civil rights leader. Advocate for armed self-defense. He broadcast “Radio Free Dixie,” 1961 - 1965, from exile in Cuba. Birthplace was ½ mile S. — — Map (db m237877) HM

10 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — Rudge-Welsh House —

Rudge-Welsh House ca 1880 listed in National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m175728) HM

11 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-57 — T. Walter Bickett —

Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace was 50 ft. north. — — Map (db m42550) HM

12 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — Union County Confederate Pensioners of Color Memorial —

In Memory of Union County Confederate Pensioners of Color Wilson Ashcroft • Ned Byrd • Weary Clyburn • Wyatt Cunningham • George Curreton • Hamp Cuthbertson • Mose Fraser • Lewis McGill • Aaron Perry • Jeff Sanders In honor of . . . — — Map (db m294970) WM

13 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — Union County Revolutionary War Memorial —

In memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers of Union County Samuel Adams • Thomas Ashcraft • Stephen Bellew • Britton Belk • William Blair • Reuben Boswell • James Bradley • William Brewer • Jeremiah Clontz • Captain John Cuthbertson . . . — — Map (db m294905) WM

14 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — Union County World War II Memorial —

December 7, 1941 • September 2, 1945 The names of the heroic men of Union County who gave their lives in the Armed Forces of our country during World War II Alexander, Kermit W. • Austin, Ernest Lee • Austin, Harry Lee • Autry, Heath . . . — — Map (db m294952) WM

15 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — 14 — Wade-Ins — NC Civil Rights Trail —

African American youths from Monroe protested in 1957 & 1961 for the right to swim in the segregated public pool located here. — — Map (db m237886) HM

16 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — Wesley Chapel High School —

One of the first tax supported, rural, graded high schools in North Carolina. Established on this site by legislative act March 7, 1901. — — Map (db m294901) HM

17 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-6 — Wm. Henry Belk — 1862-1952 —

Merchant, philanthropist, and Presbyterian layman. Opened first store, May 29, 1888, two blocks east. — — Map (db m42514) HM

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18 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — World War I Memorial —

Died in service to their country William McMurray Aldridge • Judge Lee Austin • George A. Ball • Samuel Dallas Carter • Henry Crowell • Melvin M. Deese • Jackson Fincher • Arthur A. Flow • John L. Garland • James P. Gordon . . . — — Map (db m294908) WM

19 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — World War II Memorial —

Dedicated to the memory of our sons who fought and died in World War II — — Map (db m175736) WM

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