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Historical Markers in Kenansville, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Duplin 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 Duplin County, NC (13) Jones County, NC (1) Lenoir County, NC (51) Onslow County, NC (19) Pender County, NC (47) Sampson County, NC (8) Wayne County, NC (32)  DuplinCounty(13) Duplin County (13)  JonesCounty(1) Jones County (1)  LenoirCounty(51) Lenoir County (51)  OnslowCounty(19) Onslow County (19)  PenderCounty(47) Pender County (47)  SampsonCounty(8) Sampson County (8)  WayneCounty(32) Wayne County (32)
Kenansville is the county seat for Duplin County
Kenansville is in Duplin County
      Duplin County (13)  
ADJACENT TO DUPLIN COUNTY
      Jones County (1)  
      Lenoir County (51)  
      Onslow County (19)  
      Pender County (47)  
      Sampson County (8)  
      Wayne County (32)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — F-27 — Confederate Armory
On Magnolia Extension (State Highway 11) at Mallard Street (State Highway 50), on the left when traveling south on Magnolia Extension.
Est. by Louis Froelich, 1861. Moved here, 1863. Produced sabers, lances, bayonets, cutlasses, and accessories until 1864.Map (db m77264) HM
2 North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — Confederate States ArmoryCutting the Supply Line — Confederate Lifeline —
On Magnolia Extension (State Highway 11) at Mallard Street (State Highway 50), on the left when traveling south on Magnolia Extension.
Throughout the Civil War, North Carolina furnished much of the material that the Confederate armies needed to sustain field operations. Here in Kenansville, the Confederate States Army produced military supplies ranging from swords to knapsacks. . . . Map (db m77287) HM
3 North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — Confederate States ArmoryDetermined Production — Confederate Lifeline —
On Magnolia Extension (State Highway 11) at Mallard Street (State Highway 50), on the left when traveling south on Magnolia Extension.
In April 1861, Louis Froelich, a Bavarian immigrant, began manufacturing uniform buttons in Wilmington for North Carolina soldiers. With Hungarian partner Col. Bela Estvan, Froelich operated his first arms factory for the Confederacy from November . . . Map (db m77289) HM
4 North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — Grove Academy
On North Carolina Route 11/903 north of James Sprunt Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Grove Academy, a boarding school for boys, established in 1785 under the control of Grove Presbyterian Church, was located one mile N.W. Rev. James M. Sprunt, for whom James Sprunt Community College is named, was principal at the Academy from . . . Map (db m226252) HM
5 North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — F-4 — Grove Church
On South Main Street south of Stokes Street, on the left when traveling south.
Presbyterian. First church founded by Scotch-Irish who settled here about 1736.Map (db m226251) HM
6 North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — F-47 — Liberty Hall
On South Main Street (North Carolina Route 11) at Cooper Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
Plantation of Thomas S. Kenan, legislator & U.S. Congressman, whose son, Owen Rand, legislator, Confederate Congressman, & major, was born here.Map (db m226250) HM
7 North Carolina, Duplin County, Kenansville — F-14 — William Houston
On North Carolina Route 11/903 at Sarecta Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 11/903.
Stamp master of North Carolina, 1765, resigned during demonstration in Wilmington against the Stamp Act; a physician at Sarecta, four mi. E.Map (db m226247) HM
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024