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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Beaufort
Beaufort, North Carolina and Vicinity
▶ Carteret County (54) ▶ Craven County (56) ▶ Hyde County (11) ▶ Jones County (1) ▶ Onslow County (20) ▶ Pamlico County (0)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Turner Street north of Middle Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, local citizens formed the Beaufort Harbor Guards. These Confederate sympathizers, led by Capt. Josiah Pender, occupied Fort Mason when the sole guard, U.S. Army Ordnance Sgt. William Alexander, quietly . . . — — Map (db m77029) HM |
| On Front Street at Orange Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street. |
| | First Jewish member of N.C. legislature, 1808. Delivered a landmark address on religious freedom. Lived here. — — Map (db m77035) HM |
| On Front Street (County Route 1312) at Live Oak Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street. |
| | The area around Beaufort and Morehead City long has been valued by marine biologists for its research potential. Army surgeons at Fort Macon in the 1870s published articles about marine life. In the 1880s The Johns Hopkins University for six summers . . . — — Map (db m77033) HM |
| On Ann Street west of Craven Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Deeded to town, 1731, by Nathanael Taylor. Capt. Otway Burns of the War of 1812, Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers are buried here. — — Map (db m77031) HM |
| On Turner Street 0.1 miles south of Cedar Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Established by order of the Provincial Congress, April 24, 1776, for Revolutionary War use. They were located 1½ miles east. — — Map (db m67559) HM |
| On Turner Street 0.1 miles south of Cedar Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Spanish force landed and captured Beaufort, 1747. Driven away a few days later by local troops. — — Map (db m67561) HM |
| On Turner Street 0.1 miles south of Cedar Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling north. |
| | At Shackleford Banks, six miles southeast by boat, was located a whale fishery of the 18th and 19th centuries. — — Map (db m67560) HM |
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