Historical Markers and War Memorials in Williamston, North Carolina

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Williamston, North Carolina

1 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — B-11 — Asa Biggs — 1811-1878 —

U.S. Senator, 1855-1858. Federal and Confederate judge. Member of state conventions in 1835 and 1861. Lived 1 block N. — — Map (db m225145) HM

2 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — Asa Biggs House — Home to a Politician & Jurist —

Asa Biggs (1811-1878), a prominent North Carolina politician and jurist, and his wife, Martha, built this Federal and Greek Revival—style house and lived here from 1835 to 1862. Biggs practiced law from his office just across Smithwick Street. . . . — — Map (db m152853) HM

3 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — Camp Williamston — And the Many Prisoner of War (POW) Camps in the United States During WWII —

POW Camps Across the United States There were POW camps across the United States, setup by the federal government. By May of 1945, the United States held 378,000 German prisoners of war, across 155 base camps and 511 branch camps. They were . . . — — Map (db m186841) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — B-67 — Freedom Rallies —

Mass meetings at Green Memorial Church for 32 days, June-July 1963, & nonviolent marches, led to the desegregation of local public facilities. — — Map (db m225143) HM

5 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — Martin County Courthouse — Built 1885 —

Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m224119) HM

6 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — Martin County Veterans Memorial —

Honoring Martin County's Veterans who have honored all of us through their service to God and Country. — — Map (db m225144) WM

7 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — Memorial Baptist Church —

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m225148) HM

8 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — Skewarkee Primitive Baptist Church —

The Skewarkee Meeting House was formed in 1789 and assumed a 'mantel of authority' for smaller congregations between the Roanoke and Tar Rivers as well as the Kehukee Association. In 1839, on land donated by Brother Joseph D. Biggs, the present . . . — — Map (db m70516) HM

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9 ► North Carolina, Martin County, Williamston — B-40 — Skewarkey Church —

Baptist congregation formed about 1780. Primitive Baptist since 1830's. Church here was built in 1853. — — Map (db m70515) HM

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