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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Warrenton, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Warren 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 Warren County, NC (30) Franklin County, NC (11) Halifax County, NC (103) Nash County, NC (26) Northampton County, NC (26) Vance County, NC (18) Brunswick County, VA (51) Mecklenburg County, VA (39)  WarrenCounty(30) Warren County (30)  FranklinCounty(11) Franklin County (11)  HalifaxCounty(103) Halifax County (103)  NashCounty(26) Nash County (26)  NorthamptonCounty(26) Northampton County (26)  VanceCounty(18) Vance County (18)  BrunswickCountyVirginia(51) Brunswick County (51)  MecklenburgCounty(39) Mecklenburg County (39)
Warrenton is the county seat for Warren County
Warrenton is in Warren County
      Warren County (30)  
ADJACENT TO WARREN COUNTY
      Franklin County (11)  
      Halifax County (103)  
      Nash County (26)  
      Northampton County (26)  
      Vance County (18)  
      Brunswick County, Virginia (51)  
      Mecklenburg County, Virginia (39)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-63 — "Bridle Creek"
The birthplace of two Confederate major generals: Matt W. and Robert Ransom, brothers. House stood ¼ mile W.Map (db m222560) HM
2 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-5 — Annie Carter Lee1839 - 1862
Daughter of Robert E. Lee & Mary Custis Lee. Was buried ½ mile W. General Lee visited her grave in 1870.Map (db m180565) HM
3 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-44 — Benjamin Hawkins
Member Continental Congress, United States Senator, 1789-1795, U.S. Indian Agent to the Creek Nation, 1796-1816. Home was 5½ mi. S.W.Map (db m222561) HM
4 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-38 — Bragg Home
Boyhood home of Bragg brothers, Thomas, governor, 1855-9; Braxton, Confederate general, and John, U.S. Congressman. One block east.Map (db m222562) HM
5 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-19 — Bute County
Formed 1764. Named for the Earl of Bute. Divided, 1779, into Warren and Franklin Counties. Courthouse nearby.Map (db m180561) HM
6 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Confederate Monument Reported permanently removed
. . . Map (db m180547) WM
7 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Courthouse1906
Earlier courthouses on this site: ca. 1786 & mid 1850sMap (db m222563) HM
8 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Ca. 1850s on site of earlier church Jacob Holt builder Remodeled ca. 1927 by Wm L. Bottomley Map (db m180554) HM
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9 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-14 — Horace Greeley1811-1872
Journalist & politician was married in Emmanuel Church on July 5, 1836, to Mary Youngs Cheney.Map (db m69558) HM
10 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Jacob Holt Houseca. 1855
Constructed by the noted builder, Jacob Holt, as his own homeMap (db m180553) HM
11 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-86 — Jacob W. Holt1811-1880
A chief architect-builder in town's 1845-61 boom era; worked in Greek Revival & Italianate styles. Home stands 1 block east.Map (db m222565) HM
12 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-17 — Jethro Sumner1733 - 1786
Brigadier general in the Revolution. Commanded N.C. forces from 1781. A planter, he operated a tavern near here.Map (db m180564) HM
13 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-101 — John A. Hyman1840-1891
First black to represent N.C. in U.S. Congress, 1875-1877; state senator, 1868-1874. Home is one block west.Map (db m222566) HM
14 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-102 — John H. Kerr1873-1958
Congressman, 1923-1952; jurist. Sponsored bills to create tobacco price supports and Kerr Lake. He lived 2 blocks east.Map (db m222567) HM
15 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-93 — John Hall1767-1833
One of three original justices of the N.C. Supreme Court, 1819-1832. Grave 1 block S.Map (db m68670) HM
16 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — John Watson House
ca. 1815 Federal rear portion ca. 1855 Italianate front Map (db m180555) HM
17 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-60 — John White
N.C. commissioner to buy ships and supplies in England during the Civil War. Gen. R.E. Lee visited in his home, 1870, standing 1 block E.Map (db m222568) HM
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18 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — New Deal Art in Warrenton1938
"My mural for the Warrenton, North Carolina, Post Office is simply a decorative landscape composed of animals in a pasture typical of the locale, and arranged in a design suitable to the architecture." — Alice Dinneen
. . . Map (db m180542) HM
19 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-121 — PCB Protests
Toxic waste illegally dumped along N.C. roads was moved to landfill 2 mi. E., 1982. Protests sparked environmental justice movement in U.S.Map (db m180559) HM
20 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-21 — Shocco Springs
Famous health resort, social and recreational center, in nineteenth century. 4½ miles southeast.Map (db m180557) HM
21 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Waddill Brick Store102 South Main Street — Warrenton Historic District —
Waddill Brick Store has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Circa 1882Map (db m180545) HM
22 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-36 — Warrenton Male Academy
Stood here. Chartered 1787, named Warrenton High School, 1898. Since 1923 a public school.Map (db m222570) HM
23 North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — World Wars I and II Memorial
In memory of the men of Warren County who gave their lives for the cause of freedom World War I April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1919 Adams, Robert T. • Adcock, David C. • Coleman, Albert L. • Davis, . . . Map (db m180552) WM
 
 
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Apr. 28, 2024