South of this tablet, 166 yards, is the grave of Richard Caswell, the first Governor of North Carolina, as an independent state. "I will most cheerfully join any of my countrymen, even as a rank and file man, and whilst I have blood in my veins . . . — — Map (db m30488) HM
To Commemorate The Establishment Of
The Town Of Kingston In 1762
And To Honor Its First Trustees
Francis McLewean - Richard Casewell
Simon Bright, Jr, - John Shine
David Gordon
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This tablet is placed by the . . . — — Map (db m68738) HM
At this location was the site of the Howard House, used as Confederate Headquarters during the Battle of Wyse Fork, March 8-10, 1865. General Braxton Bragg commanded the Confederate Army that was composed of the forces of Major General D.H. Hill . . . — — Map (db m23745) HM
Born at Red House Plantation two miles west of Kinston. Grandson of North Carolina's first State governor. Richard Caswell. Served In the Black Hawk War 1832, Indian Territory 1832-1839. 2nd Seminole War 1839-1842 and Mexican War 1845-1848 where . . . — — Map (db m226246) HM
Harriet’s Chapel saw some of the most intense fighting of the Battle of Kinston. In 2010, Historical Preservation Group moved this building, once New Beaverdam Primitive Baptist Church, to this site to interpret Harriet’s Chapel’s role in the . . . — — Map (db m70418) HM