Historical Markers and War Memorials in Winton, North Carolina

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Winton, North Carolina

Winton is the county seat for Hertford County

Winton is in Hertford County

Hertford County (20)  ►
ADJACENT TO HERTFORD COUNTY
Bertie County (22)  ►
Chowan County (67)  ►
Gates County (7)  ►
Northampton County (26)  ►
Southampton County, Virginia (29)  ►

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1 ► North Carolina, Hertford County, Winton — Burning of Winton — "Fire... accompanied the sword" — Coastal Expeditions —

After Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside captured Roanoke Island in February 1862, he decided to "sweep Albemarle Sound clean of [Confederate] defenses," establish inland bases of operation, and encourage eastern North Carolina Unionists. Winton, the . . . — — Map (db m43431) HM

2 ► North Carolina, Hertford County, Winton — A-23 — Burning of Winton —

A detachment of United States troops burned Winton on February 20, 1862. The first town in N.C. to be burned during the Civil War. — — Map (db m60632) HM

3 ► North Carolina, Hertford County, Winton — A-58 — Chowan Academy —

Founded in 1886 for blacks by Calvin S. Brown, pastor, Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. Later a public school named for Brown. — — Map (db m60646) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Hertford County, Winton — Hertford County UDC Monument —

1861-1865 Our Confederate Dead C.S.A. Hertford County Chapter U.D.C. — — Map (db m60725) HM

5 ► North Carolina, Hertford County, Winton — Hertford County WWI Memorial —

1915 The World War 1918 Erected to the memory of Hertford County Heroes who freely gave their all to their Country’s call — — Map (db m60724) WM

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