Historical Markers and War Memorials in Warren County, North Carolina

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Warren County, North Carolina

1 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Littleton — Nathaniel Macon — 1758-1837 —

Nathaniel Macon, a nationally prominent senator and congressman from North Carolina, was born December 17,1758. He served in the United States Congress continuously for thirty-seven years, as representative from 1791 to 1815 and as senator from 1815 . . . — — Map (db m222551) HM

2 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Macon — E-37 — William Miller —

Governor, 1814-1817; state legislator and attorney general; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America. Lived three miles north. — — Map (db m222553) HM

3 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Manson — E-58 — James Turner —

Governor, 1802-1805, United States Senator and state legislator. "Bloomsbury," his home, stood 2 miles north. — — Map (db m222554) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Norlina — Admiral Kirk Donald — United States Navy — Director, Naval Propulsion Program —

A native of Norlina, North Carolina and son of Howard A. Donald and Doris Donald. Kirk Donald joined the United States Navy on June 30, 1971 as a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated in 1975 . . . — — Map (db m222555) HM

5 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Norlina — E-30 — Trading Path —

Colonial trading route, dating from 17th Century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina passed nearby. — — Map (db m222556) HM

6 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Norlina — E-100 — Weldon Edwards — 1788-1873 —

President, N.C. Secession Convention, 1861-1862; Congressman, 1816-1827; legislator. His grave is three miles north. — — Map (db m222557) HM

7 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Vaughan — E-2 — Nathaniel Macon —

Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senator. Lived 1758-1837. Home 4 miles northwest. — — Map (db m222559) HM

8 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-63 — "Bridle Creek" —

The birthplace of two Confederate major generals: Matt W. and Robert Ransom, brothers. House stood ¼ mile W. — — Map (db m222560) HM

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9 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-5 — Annie Carter Lee — 1839 - 1862 —

Daughter of Robert E. Lee & Mary Custis Lee. Was buried ½ mile W. General Lee visited her grave in 1870. — — Map (db m180565) HM

10 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-44 — Benjamin Hawkins —

Member Continental Congress, United States Senator, 1789-1795, U.S. Indian Agent to the Creek Nation, 1796-1816. Home was 5½ mi. S.W. — — Map (db m222561) HM

11 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-38 — Bragg Home —

Boyhood home of Bragg brothers, Thomas, governor, 1855-9; Braxton, Confederate general, and John, U.S. Congressman. One block east. — — Map (db m222562) HM

12 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-19 — Bute County —

Formed 1764. Named for the Earl of Bute. Divided, 1779, into Warren and Franklin Counties. Courthouse nearby. — — Map (db m180561) HM

13 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Confederate Monument — Reported permanently removed

. . . — — Map (db m180547) WM

14 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Courthouse — 1906 —

Earlier courthouses on this site: ca. 1786 & mid 1850s — — Map (db m222563) HM

15 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Emmanuel Episcopal Church —

Ca. 1850s on site of earlier church Jacob Holt builder Remodeled ca. 1927 by Wm L. Bottomley — — Map (db m180554) HM

16 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-14 — Horace Greeley — 1811-1872 —

Journalist & politician was married in Emmanuel Church on July 5, 1836, to Mary Youngs Cheney. — — Map (db m69558) HM

17 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Jacob Holt House — ca. 1855 —

Constructed by the noted builder, Jacob Holt, as his own home — — Map (db m180553) HM

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18 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-86 — Jacob W. Holt — 1811-1880 —

A chief architect-builder in town's 1845-61 boom era; worked in Greek Revival & Italianate styles. Home stands 1 block east. — — Map (db m222565) HM

19 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-17 — Jethro Sumner — 1733 - 1786 —

Brigadier general in the Revolution. Commanded N.C. forces from 1781. A planter, he operated a tavern near here. — — Map (db m180564) HM

20 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-101 — John A. Hyman — 1840-1891 —

First black to represent N.C. in U.S. Congress, 1875-1877; state senator, 1868-1874. Home is one block west. — — Map (db m222566) HM

21 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-102 — John H. Kerr — 1873-1958 —

Congressman, 1923-1952; jurist. Sponsored bills to create tobacco price supports and Kerr Lake. He lived 2 blocks east. — — Map (db m222567) HM

22 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-93 — John Hall — 1767-1833 —

One of three original justices of the N.C. Supreme Court, 1819-1832. Grave 1 block S. — — Map (db m68670) HM

23 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — John Watson House —

ca. 1815 Federal rear portion ca. 1855 Italianate front — — Map (db m180555) HM

24 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-60 — John White —

N.C. commissioner to buy ships and supplies in England during the Civil War. Gen. R.E. Lee visited in his home, 1870, standing 1 block E. — — Map (db m222568) HM

25 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — New Deal Art in Warrenton — 1938 —

"My mural for the Warrenton, North Carolina, Post Office is simply a decorative landscape composed of animals in a pasture typical of the locale, and arranged in a design suitable to the architecture." — Alice Dinneen

. . . — — Map (db m180542) HM

26 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-121 — PCB Protests —

Toxic waste illegally dumped along N.C. roads was moved to landfill 2 mi. E., 1982. Protests sparked environmental justice movement in U.S. — — Map (db m180559) HM

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27 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-21 — Shocco Springs —

Famous health resort, social and recreational center, in nineteenth century. 4½ miles southeast. — — Map (db m180557) HM

28 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — Waddill Brick Store — 102 South Main Street — Warrenton Historic District —

Waddill Brick Store has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Circa 1882 — — Map (db m180545) HM

29 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — E-36 — Warrenton Male Academy —

Stood here. Chartered 1787, named Warrenton High School, 1898. Since 1923 a public school. — — Map (db m222570) HM

30 ► North Carolina, Warren County, Warrenton — World Wars I and II Memorial —

In memory of the men of Warren County who gave their lives for the cause of freedom World War I April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1919 Adams, Robert T. • Adcock, David C. • Coleman, Albert L. • Davis, . . . — — Map (db m180552) WM

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