On State Highway 343, 0.2 miles north of U.S. 158, on the left when traveling north.
Built in 1847, the historic Camden County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. "A jewel among the state's Greek Revival buildings," the two-story building with hip roof and five-bay main facade replaced a . . . — — Map (db m57038) HM
On State Highway 343 at NC Highway 34 North (U.S. 158), on the left on State Highway 343.
Member of provincial congresses, 1775–1776; lieutenant colonel of militia in Revolution; Congressman, 1795–99. Grave is 7 miles S.E. — — Map (db m2768) HM
On McPherson Road (State Highway 1231) 0.1 miles south of U.S. 17, on the right when traveling south.
North Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. Northeastern North Carolina, including Camden County, the Outer Banks, and the coastal rivers, saw action early in the war as Union forces occupied it. Stories abound of naval . . . — — Map (db m165188) HM
On U.S. 158 at 343, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 158.
Member provincial congress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions, 1788-1789. Home is 4 miles S.E. — — Map (db m165197) HM
On State Highway 343, 0.1 miles south of U.S. 158, on the right when traveling south.
Member provincial congress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions, 1788-1789. Home was 4 mi. S.E. — — Map (db m165199) HM
On Highway 158 just east of Havenwood Drive (County Road 1257), on the right when traveling west.
Author of "Blackbeard, a Comedy," 1824, an early drama on North Carolina, & other works. Member of Congress. Grave 160 yds. N.W. — — Map (db m165205) HM
On State Highway 343, 0.1 miles north of Plank Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
Colonel William Byrd II proposed digging a series of ditches and a channel through the Dismal Swamp in 1728. Construction began on the Dismal Swamp Canal in 1793, after the North Carolina and Virginia General Assemblies passed similar acts for . . . — — Map (db m165196) HM
On Highway 343, 0.1 miles north of Bunker Hill Road (State Highway 1217), on the right when traveling north.
This location is the site of the original "McBride Colored School". The school was erected in 1926 during the era of segregation in the rural South for the education of African American children grades 1-12.
Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. . . . — — Map (db m211237) HM
On McPherson Road (State Highway 1231) 0.1 miles west of U.S. 17, on the right when traveling south.
Dismal Swamp Canal
c. 1805
Has Been Placed on The
National Register
of Historic Places
[Additional block to the right:]
National Historic
Civil Engineering Landmark
The Dismal Swamp Canal
Designated . . . — — Map (db m165189) HM
