Italianate style house built for William Iredell Gore (1829-1903), native of Brunswick County, captain in Company C, North Carolina 18th Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, wholesale grocer and commission merchant; and wife, Rachael Ann . . . — — Map (db m262776) HM
By 1772, Zachariah Thompson, a Baptist minister based in North Carolina, had founded a church here on Reedy Creek. This is the oldest-continuing Baptist church in Brunswick County. Members later helped organize a number of other congregations in . . . — — Map (db m310194) HM
1826: Construction Begins
Remainder of text unreadable.
1833: The Fort is Named
Remainder of text unreadable.
1836: A New Leader
Remainder of text unreadable.
1838: Project is Finished . . . — — Map (db m267419) HM
Maj. Gen. Howe was the
commander of Southern
Dept. of the Continental
Line, 1776-78, & N.C.'s
highest ranking officer.
Lived 4˝ miles east. — — Map (db m267525) HM
Organized in March 1862 under the leadership of Capt. William Badham Jr., Lt. John M. Jones, and Lt. Nelson McClees, the Edenton Bell Battery was composed of men primarily from Chowan, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties. Lacking adequate artillery, . . . — — Map (db m34835) HM
According to the Federal battle plan, 1,600 sailors and 400 marines were to attack the sea face of Fort Fisher, while 3,700 troops were to assault the land face. Admiral Porter described his plan as follows: "[T]he sailors will be armed with . . . — — Map (db m278945) HM
In 1714, at Governor Alexander Spotswood’s urging, the Virginia General Assembly funded the Virginia Indian Company, charged with building a fort on the banks of the Meherrin River in what would become Brunswick County. The fort would provide . . . — — Map (db m20197) HM
Tennessee State Senator 1821 - 1825
Tennessee State Representative 1831 - 1833
U.S. Congressman 1839 - 1845
Governor of Tennessee 1845 - 1847
Postmaster General of the United States 1857 - 1859
Born in Brunswick County, Virginia August . . . — — Map (db m151140) HM
James Robertson
Founder of Nashville
"We are the advanced guard of civilization. Our way is across the continent." Robertson - 1776
James Robertson
Born in Brunswick County, Virginia, June 28, 1742.
Moved to North . . . — — Map (db m193454) HM
The landscape surrounding the Roanoke River has seen many different inhabitants throughout its history who have used—and changed—the area in many ways. Since the Election Day Flood of 1985, work on the Roanoke River Flood Reduction Project has . . . — — Map (db m315927) HM
Welcome to the Joseph Ryder Lewis Jr. Civil War Park. Mr. Lewis (1926-2010) was a Carolina Beach resident, U.S. Army veteran, and member of the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society. Keenly interested in Cape Fear history, he donated 12 . . . — — Map (db m275441) HM
In its edition of August 27, 1851, the Plymouth Villager made a backhanded confirmation of the presence of abolitionists in Washington County, North Carolina. "A coat of tar and feathers is in waiting for the gentleman who will come about . . . — — Map (db m276306) HM
Stamp Act patriot; Speaker of the House. Colonel under Tryon in “War of Regulation.” Revolutionary General. Home stood 2 mi. east. — — Map (db m29234) HM
Born in Pennsylvania about 1736. Served in Virginia Provincial Forces against Indians. Vestryman of the Parish-Church Warden. Chairman County Court. Major Orange County Militia. Member North Carolina Assembly, 1760-1768. Instrumental in establishing . . . — — Map (db m286315) HM
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 m65358) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
