On West Main Street at Gladden Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Prior to formation of 1st N.C. Colored Volunteers, about 100 black men were armed to aid Union forces during the siege of Washington in 1863. — — Map (db m114466) HM
On East 3rd Street west of Mac Nair Street, on the right when traveling west.
To the Sons of
Beaufort Co.
who served in the
World War
1914 - 1918
Beaufort County Casualties in World War I
James Baugham • Gilbert Bonner • David Boyd • Joseph Brooks • James Carter • Horace Cowell • Allen Cuthrell • Alfred G. . . . — — Map (db m242003) WM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north.
Congressman from New York, 1821-39; House leader for Jackson & Van Buren; minister to Russia; merchant. Was born in this town, 1786. — — Map (db m65820) HM
On West Main Street near South Respess Street, on the right when traveling south.
Governor, 1889-91, state Adjutant General, 1863, Confederate officer, superior court judge, state legislator. His home was here. — — Map (db m65862) HM
On East Main Street near Market Street, on the left when traveling east.
Native of Washington, Zurich graduate, head of a Boston hospital, 1st woman member N.C. Medical Society, 1872. Her girlhood home was here. — — Map (db m66169) HM
On North Bonner Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Bonner Street.
Washington's original "free" church, open to all denominations, was constructed on lot 50 of the town's plat, created by Col. James Bonner, the founder of Washington, circa 1776. Bonner and two other Revolutionary War soldiers are buried here. . . . — — Map (db m226315) HM
Near Avon Avenue north of John Small Avenue (U.S. 264), on the right when traveling north.
This garden is dedicated to the Men and Women who served our nation in peace and in war with honor and devotion. The flag flies in honor of All Veterans — — Map (db m226317) WM
On West Main Street at Van Norden Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
This building which served the thriving shipping industry of early Washington was built in the early 1800's by Jonathan Havens (1744-1828). Its restoration in 1979 was made possible by a gift from Jonathan Havens Moss in memory of the Havens family. . . . — — Map (db m70501) HM
On West Stewart Parkway just south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1830 talented shipwright and freed slave Hull Anderson built a prosperous shipyard three blocks west of here, before moving to Liberia. — — Map (db m224083) HM
On East Main Street, 0.1 miles east of North Charlotte Street, on the left when traveling east.
Though officially names Windmill Creek, waterway is better known by a name of African American man who lived by early Windmill. — — Map (db m226307) HM
On East 3rd Street, 0.1 miles east of North Harvey Street, on the left when traveling east.
Allbright, Vern C. • Ball, James Charlie • Barrington, Lloyd T. • Beacham, Clyde W. • Bishop, John Judkins • Braddy, Earl D. • Gragaw, Henry Churchill • Brinson, James W. • Brooks, Leland F. • Brooks, Leon Murl • Burbage, Joseph C. • Calvert, . . . — — Map (db m226603) WM
On North Market Street (County Route 1516) at East 15th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Market Street.
After the Civil War, women’s associations throughout the South sought to gather the Confederate dead from battlefield burial sites and reinter the remains in proper cemeteries, while Confederate monuments were erected in courthouse squares and other . . . — — Map (db m76917) HM
On East Water Street at South Bonner Street, on the right when traveling east on East Water Street.
To protect Confederate supply lines and to gather much-need provisions in eastern North Carolina, Gen. Daniel H. Hill planned demonstrations against Union-occupied New Bern and Washington in March 1863. He acted under orders from Gen. James . . . — — Map (db m70502) HM
Near Pactolus Highway (U.S. 264) 0.1 miles west of Voa Road, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
After Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s army captured Roanoke Island in February 1862, Federal troops occupied New Bern the next month and then secured the undefended town of Washington on March 20. Although several weeks passed with only a few . . . — — Map (db m211803) HM
On West Stewart Parkway near West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
During the summer of 1862, Union
forces firmly controlled eastern
North Carolina, with garrisons
stationed at Plymouth, Washington,
New Bern and elsewhere. Federal
detachments raided the countryside
at will, while Confederate . . . — — Map (db m64899) HM
On West Stewart Parkway at South Respess Street, on the right when traveling east on West Stewart Parkway.
The Original Washington
The history of Washington began around 1585 when English explorers first visited the area that would become Washington. The easily navigable waters and excess of natural resources made the area a very successful port . . . — — Map (db m226611) HM
On East Water Street at South Bonner Street, on the right when traveling east on East Water Street.
To commemorate
the 200th Anniversary of
Washington, North Carolina
The first town
in the United States
to be named for
General George Washington
Originally known
as "town at the forks of the
Tar River." It was settled . . . — — Map (db m70505) HM
