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These markers can be found along the roadside in North Carolina and have been erected by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History and predecessor agencies.
 
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By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
Cupola House
301 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-69 — Francis Corbin(d) 1767
Granville agent, jurist, legislator. Provoked "Enfield Riot." Home, "the Cupola House," 2 blks. S.Map (db m34801) HM
302 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-72 — Harriet Jacobsc. 1813 - 1897
Fugitive slave, writher & abolitionist. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) depicts her early life. Lived in Edenton.Map (db m34773) HM
303 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-73 — Henderson Walkerc.1660~1704 Reported missing
Acting governor, 1699-1703; attorney general, judge, and vestryman. Grave is 75 feet west.Map (db m226509) HM
304 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-5 — James Iredell
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99, Attorney-General of N.C. during Revolution. Home stands 200 ft. East.Map (db m34844) HM
305 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-50 — James Iredell, Jr1788~1853
Governor, 1827~28; U.S. Senator; and legislator. Compiler of revisal of N.C. laws. His home two blocks south; grave at Hayes one mile S.E.Map (db m34851) HM
306 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-4 — Joseph Hewes
Signer of Declaration of Independence, leader in Continental Congress, merchant. His store was three blocks S.Map (db m34797) HM
307 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-27 — Mackeys Ferry
Established 1735 over Albemarle Sound, succeeding Bells Ferry. Discontinued in 1938. Northern Terminus was four blocks south.Map (db m34966) HM
308 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-89 — Rosenwald Schools
Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington established fund in 1912 to provide grants to African American communities to improve education. In N.C. the fund assisted with 817 projects in 93 counties. The first one was Warren Grove School, a . . . Map (db m225206) HM
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309 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-9 — Samuel Johnston
Revolutionary Leader, Governor, U.S. Senator. His Home "Hayes," and Grave are one mile S.E.Map (db m34793) HM
310 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-1 — St Paul's Episcopal Church Reported missing
Parish formed in 1701, present structure begun in 1736, succeeding two earlier wooden buildings.Map (db m34776) HM
311 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-1 — St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Built beginning in 1736 to serve first parish in N.C., est. by the 1701 Vestry Act. Succeeded two earlier buildings.Map (db m225211) HM
312 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-67 — Thomas C. Manning1825-1887
U.S. Minister to Mexico; chief justice, La. Supreme Court.; La. adjutant gen., 1863-65; taught at Edenton Academy. Lived here.Map (db m56991) HM
313 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-53 — Thomas Child
Attorney-General of Colony, 1745-1761. Leader of faction which opposed Governor Dobbs. Secretary to Lord Granville. Home was 2 blocks S.Map (db m56988) HM
314 North Carolina, Chowan County, Edenton — A-46 — Weapemeoc
The principal town of the Weapemeoc Indians, visited by Ralph Lane and his colonists in 1585-1586, stood near present-day Edenton.Map (db m56986) HM
315 North Carolina, Clay County, Brasstown — Q-49 — John C. Campbell Folk School
Est. in 1925 by Olive D. Campbell and Marguerite Butler, who adapted the Danish folk school model to study of the region.Map (db m156231) HM
316 North Carolina, Clay County, Hayesville — Q15 — Fort Hembree
One of the forts where General Winfield Scott's United States Forces gathered the Cherokee before moving them west, stood 3/4 mi. N. W.Map (db m41936) HM
317 North Carolina, Clay County, Hayesville — Q-37 — George W. Truett
Pastor First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas, 1897-1944, president of Baptist World Alliance. His birthplace stands one mile northwest.Map (db m41938) HM
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318 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Boiling Springs — O-43 — Gardner-Webb University
Baptist. Founded 1905 as Boiling Springs High School; junior college, 1928-1971. University since 1993.Map (db m23547) HM
319 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Grover — O-6 — Cornwallis
Entered North Carolina near here. January, 1781, on his second invasion of the state, pursuing Morgan and Green.Map (db m16819) HM
320 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Grover — O-59 — Graham's Fort
Home of Col. William Graham. Site of Tory raid, 1780. Served as Revolutionary War fort. Site is 300 yds. N.E.Map (db m23528) HM
321 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Grover — O-22 — North Carolina / South Carolina
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; Permanently settled C.1650; First To vote readiness for Independence, Apr. 12, 1776 South Carolina. Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered . . . Map (db m16820) HM
322 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Grover — O-13 — Patrick Ferguson
Tory force led by Col. Ferguson camped nearby Oct. 4-5, 1780. Two days later Ferguson died in major British defeat at Kings Mountain, 5 mi. SE.Map (db m49964) HM
323 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Kings Mountain — O-1 — Battle of Kings Mountain
Overmountain Men from Tenn., Va., & N.C. led patriots to victory over British, Oct. 7, 1780. Site 7 miles south.Map (db m34068) HM
324 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Kings Mountain — O-1 — Kings Mountain Battleground
Scene of Decisive British defeat, Oct. 7, 1780. Seven miles south in S.C. National ParkMap (db m17658) HM
325 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Kings Mountain — O-5 — Kings Mountain Battleground
Site of decisive British defeat on Oct. 7, 1780. National Military park located 5 mi. southeast in South Carolina.Map (db m17659) HM
326 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Polkville — O-75 — Mount Harmony United Methodist Church
Congregation organized by 1791. Cemetery and present building, the church's forth, are one mile west.Map (db m23544) HM
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327 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Shelby — O-48 — Clyde R. Hoey
United States Senator, 1945-54, congressman, governor, N.C. legislator, lawyer, editor. Home is 1 mi, grave 1.2 mi, N.E.Map (db m23529) HM
328 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Shelby — O-27 — O. Max Gardner1882-1947
Governor, 1929-33; under Secretary of U.S. Treasury; appointed Ambassador to Great Britain, 1946. Birthplace stands here, grave 300 yds. N.Map (db m23533) HM
329 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Shelby — O-24 — Plato Durham
Confederate captain; legislator; member of conventions of 1868, '75; conservative leader in Reconstruction period. His home was 100 ft. S.Map (db m23535) HM
330 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Shelby — O-72 — Thomas Dixon, Jr.1864-1946
Minister, politician, & author. Film "Birth of a Nation" was based on his novel The Clansman. Grave is 1500 ft. N.Map (db m23531) HM
331 North Carolina, Cleveland County, Shelby — O-71 — W. J. Cash1900-1941
Author of The Mind of the South. Editor & journalist. His grave is located 1600 ft. N.Map (db m23534) HM
332 North Carolina, Columbus County, Riegelwood — D-21 — Cornwallis
Retreating after Battle of Guilford Courthouse, en route to Wilmington, passed near here with his army in April 1781.Map (db m101314) HM
333 North Carolina, Columbus County, Whiteville — D-74 — Millie-Christine McKoy
Black Siamese twins born near here, 1851. exhibited in U.S. and Europe. Died in 1912. Grave is five miles N.Map (db m20458) HM
334 North Carolina, Craven County, Dover — C-78 — Ervin T. Rouse1917-1981
Fiddler and songwriter. Penned widely-recorded "Orange Blossom Special," bluegrass standard (1938). He was born ¼ mile S.E.Map (db m76943) HM
335 North Carolina, Craven County, Fort Barnwell — C-32 — Fort Barnwell
Constructed by Colonel John Barnwell of South Carolina in campaign against the Tuscarora Indians in April, 1712. Remains are 2 mi. N. E.Map (db m65699) HM
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336 North Carolina, Craven County, Fort Barnwell — C-17 — Washington's Southern Tour
President Washington, on April 20, 1791, was a guest at the home of Col. John Allen, which was 5 mi. E.Map (db m64980) HM
337 North Carolina, Craven County, Havelock — C-68 — Cherry Point
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station activated 1941 as Cunningham Field for first USMC aviator A.A. Cunningham. MCAS Cherry Point since May 1942.Map (db m225996) HM
338 North Carolina, Craven County, James City — C-25 — Fort Point
Site of Fort Caswell, built by N.C., 1775-76, to protect New Bern, renamed Fort Lane by Confederacy. Taken by U.S., Mar., 1862. ½ mi. E.Map (db m77005) HM
339 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-10 — Baron Christoph von Graffenried
Was a citizen of Bern, Switzerland. Led Swiss and Palatine immigrants to N.C. where in 1710 he founded New Bern.Map (db m92398) HM
340 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-51 — Batchelder's Creek
Site of Union outpost captured by Confederate Generals Hoke & Pickett on February 1, 1864. The earthworks are 300 yards North.Map (db m76944) HM
341 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-11 — Battle of New Bern
The victory of Union General Ambrose Burnside here on March 14, 1862, caused the fall of New Bern.Map (db m77008) HM
342 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — CC-2 — Battle of New Bern
The above map is self-explanatory. For a detailed account of the battle please read the large map-marker "Battle of New Bern" on U.S. Highway 17 at New Bern, 5¼ miles west of this road. The Croatan Earthwork, an extensive fortification not used . . . Map (db m207889) HM
343 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-20 — Bayard v. Singleton
American precedent for judicial review of legislation set nearby, 1787, by Samuel Ashe, Samuel Spencer, John Williams.Map (db m76990) HM
344 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-20 — Bayard vs Singleton
Early American precedent for judicial review of legislation, was decided nearby, 1787, by Judges Samuel Ashe, Samuel Spencer, John Williams.Map (db m23502) HM
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345 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-70 — Bayard Wootten1875-1959
Pioneer photographer of N. C. and the South. An advocate of equal rights for women. Began career ca. 1904 in this house where she was born.Map (db m92394) HM
346 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-60 — Caleb Bradham1867-1934
"Brad's Drink," which he created in pharmacy here, was marketed as Pepsi-Cola after 1898.Map (db m23507) HM
347 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-42 — Christ Church
Episcopal. Craven Parish created 1715. First church erected 1750, this one in 1875. Communion service, given by George II, 1752, still in use. One block S.Map (db m76988) HM
348 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-30 — F. M. Simmons1854 - 1940
U. S. Senator, 1901-1931. Chaired Senate Finance Committee during World War I. U.S. House 1887-1889. Lived here.Map (db m92396) HM
349 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-22 — First Post Road
The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.Map (db m92397) HM
350 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-3 — First Printing Press In N.C.
Est. 1749 by James Davis who published the first book and newspaper in colony. Shop was nearby.Map (db m76987) HM
351 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-50 — First Provincial Congress
In America to be called and held in defiance of British orders met in this town, Aug. 25-27, 1774, with 71 delegates present.Map (db m23503) HM
352 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-12 — Fort Totten
Here stood one of the forts built around New Bern by Union forces after they took the town in March, 1862.Map (db m23555) HM
353 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-14 — George E. Badger
Secretary of the Navy, 1841; United States Senator, 1846-55; judge of the superior court; staunch nationalist. Birthplace was 80yds S.Map (db m76991) HM
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354 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-53 — George H. White — 1852 - 1918 —
Lawyer; member of N.C. legislature, 1881 & 1885. U.S. Congressman, 1897-1901. Born into slavery. Home stands 2 blocks N.Map (db m23512) HM
355 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-74 — Graham A. Barden1896-1967
Congressman, 1935-61. Secured military bases for eastern N.C.; advocated Taft-Hartley labor relations act. Grave 4 blocks northwest.Map (db m23505) HM
356 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-64 — James City
Community founded here in 1863 as resettlement camp for freed slaves. Named for Horace James. Union Army chaplain.Map (db m31206) HM
357 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-33 — James Walker Hood
Asst. Superintendent Public Instruction, 1868-70; a founder Livingstone College, 1885; Bishop A.M.E. Zion Church; founded St. Peters, 1864. One blk. N.Map (db m24053) HM
358 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-1 — John Wright Stanly House
Home of Revolutionary War leader; and his son John, Congressman & state legislator. House moved and restored 1966-70 by the Tryon Palace Commission.Map (db m23508) HM
359 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-81 — King Solomon Lodge
First African American Masonic lodge in N.C.; est. 1865. Erected in 1870, the building was moved here in 1920s.Map (db m76973) HM
360 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-61 — New Bern Academy
First school chartered in N.C. Assembly levied a tax for its support in 1766. Present building was built in 1810.Map (db m23658) HM
361 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-39 — Political Duel
John Stanly killed Richard Dobbs Spaight, former Governor of North Carolina, in a duel near this spot, September 5, 1802.Map (db m76974) HM
362 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-66 — Rains Brothers
Brig. Gen. Gabriel Rains and Col. George Rains, graduates of West Point, inventors of explosives for Confederacy. This was their boyhood home.Map (db m76975) HM
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363 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-82 — Samuel Cornell1730 - 1781
Merchant, Loyalist, and Governor's Councilor. He financed construction of Tryon Palace & campaign against Regulators, 1771. House stood 2 blocks S.Map (db m92399) HM
364 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-2 — Tryon Palace
Historic Capitol and Governor's residence of N.C., 1770-1794. Burned 1798, and restored in 1952-1959. Open to the public. One block south.Map (db m76997) HM
365 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-67 — USRC Diligence
U.S. Reserve Cutter built in N.C. 1791. Ship was commissioned in 1792 by Revenue Marine (now U.S. Coast Guard), ¼ miles west.Map (db m62235) HM
366 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-19 — Washington's Southern Tour
President Washington visited in the Stanly home two nights, April 20-21, 1791.Map (db m23509) HM
367 North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern — C-6 — William Gaston1778-1844
Justice of N.C. Supreme Court, 1833-44; lawmaker. An advocate for state's Catholics. Wrote state song. "The Old North State." Lived 1 block N.Map (db m76978) HM
368 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Dunn — I-73 — "Oak Grove"
Plantation home of John Smith, used as a Confederate hospital during the Battle of Averasboro, March 16, 1865.Map (db m160946) HM
369 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Dunn — I-72 — Confederate First Line
Gen. W. B. Taliaferro’s division occupied trenches crossing the road at this point, March 15-16, 1865.Map (db m160942) HM
370 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Dunn — I-74 — Federal Artillery
From a point 50 yards west three batteries of artillery under Major J. A. Reynolds shelled the Confederate first line of earthworks.Map (db m31600) HM
371 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Dunn — I-75 — Federal Hospital
The 1865 home of Wm. Smith, 100 yds E., was used as a hospital for Union troops in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865.Map (db m211814) HM
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372 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Dunn — I-71 — Rhett’s Brigade
The brigade of Colonel A.M. Rhett was repulsed 300 yds. W. on March 16, 1865, by Union troops under Col. Henry Case.Map (db m211815) HM
373 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-33 — Babe Ruth
Hit his first home run in professional baseball, March, 1914, 135 yds. N.W. In this town George Herman Ruth acquired the nickname "Babe."Map (db m243848) HM
374 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-80 — Bank of the United States
Second national bank opened branch in 1818 in Fayetteville. Bank operated, 1820-1835, in house one block east.Map (db m30882) HM
375 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-63 — C. M. Stedman1841 - 1930
Last Confederate officer in Congress, 1911-1930; lawyer & lt.-governor. Grave is 2 blks. east.Map (db m30905) HM
376 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-54 — Campbelton
Colonial river port, incorporated in 1762. Later merged with Cross Creek to form the town of Fayetteville.Map (db m30872) HM
377 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-32 — Charles W. Chesnutt1858 - 1932
Negro novelist and short story writer, teacher and lawyer. Taught in a school which stood here.Map (db m30892) HM
378 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-70 — Charter of the University of N. C.
William R. Davie's bill to charter the University was adopted by the General Assembly meeting nearby, Dec. 11, 1789.Map (db m24399) HM
379 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-9 — Cornwallis
Marching to Wilmington after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, stopped with his army in this town in April, 1781.Map (db m30899) HM
380 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-10 — Cross Creek
Colonial village and trading center, merged in 1778 with town of Campbelton and in 1783 renamed Fayetteville.Map (db m24394) HM
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381 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-31 — Fayetteville State University
Est. 1867 as Howard School. State-supported since 1877. A part of The University of North Carolina since 1972.Map (db m24385) HM
382 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-28 — First Presbyterian Church
Organized in 1800. The original building, begun in 1816, rebuilt on same walls after fire of 1831, stands one block east.Map (db m24392) HM
383 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-60 — Frank P. Graham1886 - 1972
First president of Consolidated U.N.C., 1932-1949. U.S. senator; U.N. mediator, India & Pakistan. Birthplace was 50 yds. W.Map (db m30894) HM
384 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-62 — Henry Evans
Free black cobbler & minister. Built first Methodist church in Fayetteville. Died 1810. Buried 2 blocks north.Map (db m30884) HM
385 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-86 — Hiram R. Revels1822 - 1901
First African American to serve in Congress, he represented Mississippi in Senate, 1870-1871. Born in Fayetteville.Map (db m24402) HM
386 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-4 — James C. Dobbin
Secretary of United States Navy, 1853-57. Helped found State Hospital for Insane. Home one block north.Map (db m24330) HM
387 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-79 — John England1786 - 1842
Bishop of Charleston. He organized Roman Catholics in N.C. at Fayetteville Convention, & consecrated St. Patrick Church, 1829. Present church 4/10 mi. E.Map (db m24634) HM
388 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-12 — Lafayette
On March 4-5, 1825, was guest of Fayetteville (named for him 1783), staying at home of Duncan McRae, on site of present courthouse.Map (db m24377) HM
389 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-13 — MacPherson Church
Presbyterian. Founded by early Scottish settlers. Graves of Alexander MacPherson and T. H. Holmes, a Confederate general, 1½ miles N.Map (db m121984) HM
390 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-55 — Methodist University
Chartered 1956 as four-year liberal arts college. Opened September 1960. University since 2006.Map (db m30572) HM
391 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-14 — Old Town Hall
Built on site of the "State House," burned 1831, where the North Carolina Convention of 1789 ratified the Federal Constitution.Map (db m24397) HM
392 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-89 — Omar Ibn Said
Muslim slave & scholar. African born, he penned autobiography in Arabic. 1831. Lived in a Bladen County and worshipped with local Presbyterians.Map (db m94902) HM
393 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-21 — Plank Roads
Fayetteville was the focal point for five plank roads, chartered 1849-52. The longest was built to Bethania, 129 miles northwest.Map (db m24395) HM
394 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-18 — Sherman's Army
Invading North Carolina, Sherman's army occupied Fayetteville, Mar. 11-14, 1865, destroying the Confederate Arsenal, which stood 1 mile W.Map (db m57295) HM
395 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — II-1 — The Battle of BentonvilleMarch 19, 20, and 21, 1865
At Bentonville, General William T. Sherman's Union Army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the Confederate Army of General Joseph E. Johnston. General Robert E. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a stand in . . . Map (db m20535) HM
396 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-61 — The Fayetteville Observer
Oldest N.C. newspaper still being published. Begun 1816 as weekly; daily since 1896. E. J. Hale, editor, 1824-1865.Map (db m24635) HM
397 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-2 — U.S. Arsenal
Authorized by Congress 1836. Taken over by Confederacy, 1861. Destroyed March 1865, by Sherman. Ruins stand 2 blocks S.W.Map (db m24328) HM
398 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville — I-65 — Warren Winslow1810 - 1862
Acting Governor, 1854; Congressman, 1855-1861. Negotiated surrender of local U.S. arsenal in 1861. Grave 40 yds. SE.Map (db m30871) HM
399 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fort Bragg — I-17 — Fort Bragg
Established 1918 as U.S. field artillery training center. Named for N.C. native Braxton Bragg, Lt. Col., USA; Gen., CSA.Map (db m30973) HM
400 North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fort Bragg — I-94 — Ft. Bragg School Integration
In 1951 superintendant Mildred Poole integrated Riley School 1 mi. S.W. three years before U.S. Supreme Court mandate.Map (db m134415) HM

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