At the beginning of the French and Indian War, the Cherokee and their British neighbors were close allies. That changed due to the tragic events which transpired in 1758. Several hundred Cherokee warriors participated in the 1758 Forbes . . . — — Map (db m198689) HM
Dedicated to the memory of Col. Silas A. Sharpe,
a prominent industrialist and political leader in
Statesville throughout the second half of the 19th
century. He was sworn as the first Mayor of the
City of Statesville on March 25, 1867. The . . . — — Map (db m237105) HM
Directed construction of Fort Dobbs in 1756 while in command of Provincial forces. Irish born, Waddell was in North Carolina by 1754. During French & Indian War, he led troops to Pennsylvania in 1758 and repulsed Cherokee attack on Fort Dobbs in . . . — — Map (db m51008) HM
(Front): To the Soldiers of Iredell County 1861-1865. Our Confederate Dead.
(Back): From Bethel to Appomattox, their courage, patience, fortitude endurance and unselfish devotion to country are unparalleled in history.
. . . — — Map (db m51135) HM
In Perpetual Honor of
Our Veterans of Iredell County
Who Honorably Served in the
Armed Forces During The
Korean and Vietnam Wars
Killed in Action
Korea
Betty Jean Allison
Donald H. Barker
Bernard Eugene Bumgarner
J.W. . . . — — Map (db m57386) WM
In Memory of the Men of Iredell County Who Gave Their Lives in the World War
Clarence Alvin Arthurs
James Garland Ayers
Donnie Bicle Bess
Samuel Burette Blackwelder
Clint Brown
Demps Brown
Willie Cash
William I. Castles . . . — — Map (db m57387) HM
To Honor and Remember Those of Iredell County Who Gave Their Lives in World War II
Jay Edgar Alley
William F. Anthony, Jr.
Thomas B. Arthur
Herbert Richard Baker
Herman Bostian Ballard
Charles Stephen Beck
William M. Beckham . . . — — Map (db m57388) HM
Dedicated by the Presbyterian church to the memory of the pioneers and to the soldiers of the Indian wars, the Revolution and the Confederacy who lie buried here.
Built by the pioneers, this wall was reconstructed by the national government and . . . — — Map (db m51803) HM
When the blockhouse ceased to exist, the site of Fort Dobbs was transformed into farmland. Soil from a century of plowing gradually filled in the fort's outer ditch and most of its cellar.
However, knowledge and of interest in the old fort . . . — — Map (db m198642) HM
When war erupted between the colonial possessions of England and France in 1754, North Carolina was in a poor state of defense. Gov. Arthur Dobbs sent to London for one thousand muskets to arm local militia companies and full-time provincial . . . — — Map (db m198637) HM
[Top plaque]
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Bottom plaque]
St. Philip the Apostle
Catholic Church
1898-1956 . . . — — Map (db m237112) HM
(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 m57089) HM
Before European colonization, the landscape in this region was a type of open, temperate grassland now known aa Piedmont prairie. Interspersed with stands of trees, the grasslands were grazed by animals like elk and bison, which helped to keep the . . . — — Map (db m233184) HM
While Fort Dobbs was constructed to ward off attacks by French-allied natives, it was only attacked once in its history: during the Anglo-Cherokee War. On the night of February 27, 1760, a party of Cherokee arrived at the fort. For several . . . — — Map (db m198657) HM
In Memory of United Spanish American War Veterans
1898 - 1902
Erected By
John M. Allison Camp No. 16
and
Auxillary Camp No. 13
Phillipine Islands
Cuba
Puerto Rico
U.S.A. — — Map (db m57110) HM
Now historical museum, was temporary home of Gov. Zebulon B. Vance after Sherman's capture of Raleigh. April 1865. Is 350 yards southwest. — — Map (db m51408) HM
