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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lenoir

 
Clickable Map of Caldwell 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 Caldwell County, NC (7) Alexander County, NC (8) Avery County, NC (11) Burke County, NC (20) Catawba County, NC (28) Watauga County, NC (24) Wilkes County, NC (21)  CaldwellCounty(7) Caldwell County (7)  AlexanderCounty(8) Alexander County (8)  AveryCounty(11) Avery County (11)  BurkeCounty(20) Burke County (20)  CatawbaCounty(28) Catawba County (28)  WataugaCounty(24) Watauga County (24)  WilkesCounty(21) Wilkes County (21)
Lenoir, North Carolina and Vicinity
    Caldwell County (7)
    Alexander County (8)
    Avery County (11)
    Burke County (20)
    Catawba County (28)
    Watauga County (24)
    Wilkes County (21)
 
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1North Carolina (Caldwell County), Lenoir — N 24 — Collett Leventhorpe
On State Highway 268 0.5 miles east of Holly Lodge Place, on the left when traveling east.
Confederate general, physician, author. Born in England, settled in N. Carolina about 1847. Grave is 150 yds. north. — Map (db m77562) HM
2North Carolina (Caldwell County), Lenoir — N 30 — Davenport College
On College Avenue Southwest at Main Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on College Avenue Southwest.
For women; chartered 1859 by Methodist Episcopal Church, South; merged with Greensboro College, 1933. Two bldgs. stand 100 ft. S.W. — Map (db m77566) HM
3North Carolina (Caldwell County), Lenoir — N 1 — Fort Defiance
On Yadkin River Road (County Route 1560) at North Carolina Highway 268, on the right when traveling north on Yadkin River Road.
Home of William Lenoir, leader in Revolution & public affairs. Built 1788-92 and named for colonial fort on the site 4½ miles east. — Map (db m77550) HM
4North Carolina (Caldwell County), Lenoir — Patterson MillStruck by Stoneman's Raiders — Stoneman's Raid —
On Yadkin River Road (County Route 1560) 0.3 miles north of North Carolina Highway 268, on the right when traveling north.
(preface) On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . — Map (db m77560) HM
5North Carolina (Caldwell County), Lenoir — Raiders in LenoirSt. James Episcopal Church and Prison — Stoneman's Raid —
On Harper Avenue Northwest at Main Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Harper Avenue Northwest.
(preface) On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . — Map (db m77565) HM
6North Carolina (Caldwell County), Lenoir — N 11 — Stoneman's Raid
On Norwood Street Southwest at Pennton Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south on Norwood Street Southwest.
On a Raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry passed through Lenoir, Mar. 28, and there again, Apr. 15-17 1865. — Map (db m20388) HM
 
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