Home of chief justices John L. Taylor & Thos. Ruffin; of Wm. Gaston, Romulus M. Saunders, & Samuel A. Ashe. Built about 1813. Is 70 yds. N. — — Map (db m63173) HM
Taken in June 1861 when the Navy Yard at Norfolk was abandoned by the United States
Banded and Condverted at Richmond into a 6 inch rifle mounted at Fort Caswell North Carolina
Dismounted by exploding magazines when the Confederates evacuated . . . — — Map (db m40757) HM
A.I.A. Tower
North Carolina Chapter
American Institute of Architects
Chapter Founded(AIA)
August 8, 1913
Building Dedicated
October 18, 1963
Raleigh Historic Site
Water Tower
1887 — — Map (db m93208) HM
Geo. B. Anderson Brigadier General Confederate States Army Born April 12th 1831. Died Oct. 16th 1862 of a wound received at the battle of Sharpsburg. ( Back of Monument : ) Seven Pines Mechanicsville Cold Harbor Malvern Hill South . . . — — Map (db m63255) HM
Fawcett, Preston & Company of Liverpool, England, cast this 4-inch, 18-pounder rifled cannon in 1862 and sold it to the Confederacy. It was part of a “flying battery” of field artillery stationed at Fort Fisher that protected . . . — — Map (db m63221) HM
Spanish-American War camp. 95 acres, named for the Confederate general, was located here. Only U.S. Army camp in the state, 1898. — — Map (db m77772) HM
Charles Duncan Mc Iver Educational statesman * * * Born 27th September 1860 Died 17th September 1906 ( Left Side Marker : ) Founder and first President of the State Normal and Industrial College for women ( Right . . . — — Map (db m63231) HM
Christ Episcopal Church
has been designated a National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America — — Map (db m40782) HM
In memory of our Confederate Dead --------------- Erected A.D. 1870 Sleep warrior, sleep the struggle. The battle cry is hushed. Our standards have been lowered. Our blooming hopes been crushed. Sleep for thy name is cherished By the bravest and the . . . — — Map (db m63267) HM
Confederate Soldiers Memorial-Here rest the remains of 137 Confederate soldiers killed in action or mortally wounded during the Gettysburg Campaign. These men represent approximately 1600 North Carolinians who fell during the Campaign. North . . . — — Map (db m62478) WM
On February 17th, 1864 the CSS H.L. Hunley was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in combat. The sub was lost that night as well, when it sank just outside Charleston Harbour in SC. with all eight crew members perishing. Crew member James A. . . . — — Map (db m63250) HM
Official residence, N.C. governors, it was completed 1891 on Burke Square using prison labor. Architects, A.G. Bauer & Samuel Sloan. — — Map (db m32553) HM
Commissioners of North Carolina's capital met officers of Sherman's Army near this spot, on April 13, 1865, and surrendered the city. — — Map (db m31542) HM
Social activist; writer. Led the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union after 1892. A benefactor of present Meredith College. Lived in this house. — — Map (db m32628) HM
[Top plaque:]
First Baptist Church
Built in 1859
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Bottom plaque:]
Baptist Church
A.D. 1859
Wm. . . . — — Map (db m126213) HM
Organized
January 21, 1816
First building on this site
dedicated
February 7, 1818
Present building
dedicated
September 16, 1900
Sanctuary remodeled
1956 — — Map (db m94802) HM
Organized 1816. Site of Constitutional Convention of 1835. State Supreme Court met here, 1831-40, after Capitol fire. This building completed 1900. — — Map (db m63165) HM
Colonel Fred Olds founded the Hall of History, now the North Carolina Museum of History, in 1902. He devoted his life to preserving the state's heritage.
In memory of Dellie Hardison Smith, a creative planner for this North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m126212) HM
In the Governor’s Palace April 24-27, 1865, Grant conferred with Sherman and approved new terms for surrender of Johnston’s Confederate Army. — — Map (db m63140) HM
Site used by U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey to measure the precise longitude and latitude of Raleigh by taking simultaneous readings of the positions of the stars here and at locations in Richmond, Va. and Charleston and Columbia, S.C. A . . . — — Map (db m40858) HM
Henry Clay, on a visit to this city, wrote the famous Raleigh Letter, April 17, 1844, opposing the annexation of Texas. Many authorities believe that this statement cost him the presidential election of 1844. According to tradition Clay wrote the . . . — — Map (db m63175) HM
Private in
Bethel Regiment
North Carolina Volunteers
Killed at Bethel Church
June 10, 1861
First Confederate soldier
to fall in battle in the
War Between the States.
(back of marker)
Wyatt's Comrades
In dash to burn the . . . — — Map (db m41569) HM
Built prior to 1770 and often site of political meetings. Decision to locate Raleigh on Lane's land made there, 1792. Stands 2 blocks south. — — Map (db m63236) HM
First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of N.C.; 1823-1830. Active in the revival of the Church. Interred in church 50 yds. south. — — Map (db m63242) HM
Editor, author, public official
Son of
Josephus Daniels and Mary Cleaves Seabrook
Born in Washington, N.C.
May 18, 1862
Married to Addie Worth Bagley of Raleigh
May 2, 1888
Died in Raleigh, N.C.
January 15, 1948 . . . — — Map (db m126210) HM
This exact replica of the Liberty Bell is the same size, weight, and material as the original. Therefore, it has the same tone that the Liberty Bell would have if it could be rung. The bell, cast in France, weighs 2, 080 pounds. It is 85 percent . . . — — Map (db m73012) HM
Confederate brigadier general; president of Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, 1852-55; member of Congress, 1855-61. Home here, grave ⅔ mi. east. — — Map (db m63157) HM
President of National Farmers' Alliance, 1889 - 1892; began Progressive Farmer, 1886; a founder of NCSU and Meredith College. House is here. — — Map (db m63235) HM
A Thriving Community
The people living and working on the hospital campus, commonly called "Dix Hill," built a self-suffcient community largely separate from the city of Raleigh. The hospital campus had its own water supply, a farm that . . . — — Map (db m189401) HM
Enslaved. Bought freedom in 1835. An abolitionist, nationally known orator, and entrepreneur. Wrote his Narrative in 1842. Was born nearby. — — Map (db m175033) HM
Minister of Edenton St. Methodist Church, 1831. First American Methodist Missionary to Africa, 1833.
"Let a thousand fall before Africa be given up. — — Map (db m126151) HM
(side 1)
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts required daily military drills, and when the U.S. entered World War I, hundreds of students and alumni enlisted. Thirty-four alumni died in military service.
The idea for . . . — — Map (db m94742) HM WM
Just upstream from this location, a dam has slowed the waters of the Neuse River for more than 150 years. The greenway bridge is a great place to see the dam.
Mid-1800s — Paper Mill
In the mid-1800s, the original Miburnie Dam was . . . — — Map (db m90146) HM
Mount Hope Cemetery a 34.3-acre cemetery owned by the City of Raleigh, was established about 1872 for African Americans and continues to be operated so almost exclusively.
Soon after the Civl War, the old City Cemetery was filled with . . . — — Map (db m94696) HM
State Capitol has been designated a -------------------- National Historic Landmark -------------------- This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1974 National Park Service . . . — — Map (db m63233) HM
North Carolina’s Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids and the . . . — — Map (db m63218) HM
This monument honors the remains of one hundred and seven North Carolina Confederate soldiers, some known only to God, who died between 1863 and 1865 in Washington DC, as prisoners of war, and who were interred in Arlington National Cemetery. On . . . — — Map (db m63725) HM
Established in 1859 to regulate the practice of medicine for the benefit and protection of the people of North Carolina. One of the oldest state medical regulatory boards, it originally met in the Old State Capitol., two blocks east. 150th . . . — — Map (db m63158) HM
Founded April 16, 1849, the North Carolina Medical Society has fostered the advancement of medical science, to maintain high ethical standards and to promote all aspects of the profession with the goal of relieving suffering and improving the . . . — — Map (db m63246) HM
( Preface : ) The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia . . . — — Map (db m63150) HM
This memorial is dedicated
to the heroic men and
women of North Carolina
who served in America's
wars. As long as the flame
of freedom burns, the
memory of their sacrifice
for peace shall endure.
(east side)
World War I . . . — — Map (db m40800) WM
Breastworks were thrown up around Raleigh, 1863, by order of Governor Vance, for protection against Federal raids. Remains are ⅓ mile W. — — Map (db m63162) HM
As a memorial to his wife Olivia Blount Cowper Raney (1861 - 1896), Richard Beverly Raney in 1899 established the Olivia Raney Library which stood on this site. His gift funded the construction and equipment of a public library that served Raleigh . . . — — Map (db m40753) HM
Founded by Presbyterian elder Wm. Peace 1857 as school for women; opened 1872. Main building used as Confederate hospital & by Freedmen’s Bureau. — — Map (db m63264) HM
1795 - 1849
James Knox Polk
of Mecklenburg County
President 1845 - 1849
He enlarged our national boundaries
1767 - 1845
Andrew Jackson
of Union County
President 1829 - 1837
He revitalized American Democracy
1808 - . . . — — Map (db m40797) HM
Look around. Would this be a good place to cross the river? For hundreds of years, people have crossed the Neuse River in this area on horseback or by stagecoach, wagon or car.
1700s – Smith’s Ferry
In the 1700s before bridges were . . . — — Map (db m90147) HM
Episcopal School for girls, established 1842 by Rev. Aldert Smedes on site of an earlier Episcopal school for boys which opened in 1834. — — Map (db m63154) HM
Here in this oak grove on the front campus of Saint Mary’s School for girls, Union Gen. Oliver O. Howard, commanding Gen. William T. Sherman’s Right Wing, encamped in April 1865. The Federals coexisted with students and faculty for several weeks, . . . — — Map (db m63152) HM
Patriot-Soldier-Historian-Legislator-Editor-Christian Citizen
Captain and assistant adjutant general of Pender's staff, C.S.A.
Heroic defender of Fort Wagner
And twice cited for conspicuous service in the battles of Cedar Run and Second . . . — — Map (db m41014) HM
Dedicated to the patriotism and valor of
the more than three thousand four hundred employees of the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
who served in the Armed Forces of their country in World War II
and to the imperishable memory of those who . . . — — Map (db m94803) WM
In Memoriam ---------------- Randolph Abbott Shotwell Late Captain, Co. I, 8th Reg., Va. Vols., C.S.A. Born Dec. 13th, 1843. in West Liberty, VA., Died July 31st, 1885. in Raleigh, N.C. ( Right Side Inscription : ) A Patriot whose honor . . . — — Map (db m63291) HM
State Bank of North Carolina, chartered in 1810, cornerstone laid in 1813, first president, Colonel William Polk, made his home in the building. Renovated, and is now being used by state employees' credit union — — Map (db m94808) HM
Listen! That sound of rushing water is the Neuse River flowing over the remnants of an old mill dam. In the early to mid-19th century, this was the site of a bustling industrial enterprise known as Stone's Mills. Carts and wagons arrived here . . . — — Map (db m90145) HM
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