Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monroe, North Carolina

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Monroe, North Carolina

1 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-67 — Camp Sutton —

World War II army camp, trained 13,000 engineers. Named for R.C.A.F. pilot Frank Sutton of Monroe killed December 7, 1941. Camp was here. — — Map (db m175735) HM

2 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-54 — David F. Houston —

Secretary of Agriculture and later of the Treasury under Wilson. College president and author. His birthplace stood 60 yards north. — — Map (db m42546) HM

3 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-32 — Ferdinand Foch —

Commander-in-chief of Allied armies, 1918, made a speech at the Union County Courthouse, on December 9, 1921. — — Map (db m42541) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-90 — John J. Parker — 1865 - 1958 —

Chief judge, U.S. Fourth Circuit, 1931-58; alternate member, Nuremberg tribunal 1945-46. He was born one block SE. — — Map (db m175730) HM

5 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-100 — Lt. Samuel I. Parker — 1891 - 1975 —

One of two North Carolinians awarded Medal of Honor for valor in World War I (France, 1918). Born 1 blk. SE. — — Map (db m175729) HM

6 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-68 — Pleasant Grove Camp Ground —

Methodist. Established 1830 and still in use. Noted for unusual "arbor" and "tents." 1¼ mile northwest. — — Map (db m175727) HM

7 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-119 — Robert F. Williams — 1925-1996 —

Black civil rights leader. Advocate for armed self- defense. He broadcast “Radio Free Dixie,” 1961- 1965, from exile in Cuba. Birthplace was ½ mile S. — — Map (db m237877) HM

8 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — Rudge-Welsh House —

Rudge-Welsh House ca 1880 listed in National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m175728) HM

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9 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-57 — T. Walter Bickett —

Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace was 50 ft. north. — — Map (db m42550) HM

10 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — 14 — Wade-Ins — NC Civil Rights Trail —

African American youths from Monroe protested in 1957 & 1961 for the right to swim in the segregated public pool located here. — — Map (db m237886) HM

11 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — L-6 — Wm. Henry Belk — 1862-1952 —

Merchant, philanthropist, and Presbyterian layman. Opened first store, May 29, 1888, two blocks east. — — Map (db m42514) HM

12 ► North Carolina, Union County, Monroe — World War II Memorial —

Dedicated to the memory of our sons who fought and died in World War II — — Map (db m175736) WM

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