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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Nebo

 
Clickable Map of McDowell County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg McDowell County, NC (34) Avery County, NC (22) Buncombe County, NC (200) Burke County, NC (112) Mitchell County, NC (18) Rutherford County, NC (54) Yancey County, NC (17)  McDowellCounty(34) McDowell County (34)  AveryCounty(22) Avery County (22)  BuncombeCounty(200) Buncombe County (200)  BurkeCounty(112) Burke County (112)  MitchellCounty(18) Mitchell County (18)  RutherfordCounty(54) Rutherford County (54)  YanceyCounty(17) Yancey County (17)
Marion is the county seat for McDowell County
Nebo is in McDowell County
McDowell County (34)  ►
ADJACENT TO MCDOWELL COUNTY
Avery County (22)  ►
Buncombe County (200)  ►
Burke County (112)  ►
Mitchell County (18)  ►
Rutherford County (54)  ►
Yancey County (17)  ►
 
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1 ► North Carolina, McDowell County, Nebo — N-41 — Cane Creek —
Prelude to the Battle of Kings Mountain. Site of a skirmish on Sept. 12, 1780, between Loyalists and "Overmountain Men." — — Map (db m20339) HM
2 ► North Carolina, Burke County, Nebo — John Gibbs —
Revolutionary Soldier John Gibbs 1755 • 1847 — — Map (db m285943) HM
3 ► North Carolina, Burke County, Nebo — Lawrence (Lorentz) Unger —
Revolutionary War Soldier Lawrence (Lorentz) Unger Pvt-NC Prisoner of War Born circa 1756 Germany Died 15 February 1840 Burke Co., NC — — Map (db m285940) WM
4 ► North Carolina, Burke County, Nebo — 8 — Obeth Cemetery — Revolutionary America 1775-1783 —
Patriots William Fullwood Jr, John Gibbs & Lawrence Unger buried here btwn 1840 & 1851. Soldiers who fought "to guard the Tree of Liberty." — — Map (db m285946) HM
5 ► North Carolina, Burke County, Nebo — William Fullwood, Jr. —
(NSDAR plaque) Revolutionary War Soldier William Fullwood, Jr. Private & Quartermaster - SC Born 10 Nov 1764, SC - Died 27 Oct 1851, NC (Replica Gravestone) In memory of Revd Wm. Fullwood Was born Nov the 10 1764 . . . — — Map (db m285945) HM WM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 12, 2026