J. G. de ROULHAC HAMILTON
Historian, professor, & founder of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC. Born 1/2 block W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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JOHN SPRUNT HILL 1869-1961
Banker and attorney. Leader in credit union movement. Benefactor, UNC Library. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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JULIAN S. CARR 1845-1924
Industrialist & civic leader. Benefactor of Trinity College. Headed United Confederate Veterans. Grave 1/4 mi. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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HARRIET M. BERRY 1877-1940
Champion of good roads. Her intensive lobbying led to 1921 law creating modern state highway system. Born 8 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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FRANCIS NASH
Patriot general in American Revolution, was mortally wounded at Germantown, 1777. His home is 150 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JOHN PENN 1740-1788
One of North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of Independence. His home stood three miles northeast.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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BATTLE OF WYSE FORK, MARCH 8-10, 1865
Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID FF1)
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WAYNESBOROUGH
First seat of Wayne County, incorporated 1787. The town died after the county seat was moved to Goldsboro in 1850. Site is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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E. E. SMITH 1852-1933
President for over 40 years of State Colored Normal School (Fayetteville State University). U.S. minister to Liberia, 1888-90. Born 2 1/2 mi. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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NUCLEAR MISHAP
B-52 transporting two nuclear bombs crashed, Jan. 1961. Widespread disaster averted; three crewmen died 3 mi. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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BATTLE OF ROCKFISH
The British under Major Craig defeated the North Carolina Militia, Aug. 2, 1781, 300 yards S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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FIRST ABC STORE
First Alcoholic Beverage Control store in N.C. opened here, July 2, 1935, ending Prohibition, state law since 1909.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JAMES GLASGOW ca. 1735-1819
The first Secretary of State of N.C., 1777-98. Glasgow (now Greene) County was named for him. Convicted of land fraud. Lived 2 mi. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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GERTRUDE WEIL 1879-1971
Advocate for extending voting rights to women, 1920; reformer active in labor, race, Jewish causes. Home was here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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OWEN L. W. SMITH
U.S. minister to Liberia, 1898-1902; born into slavery. Pastor, St. John A.M.E. Zion Church in Wilson. Lived 1/10 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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HENRY L. STEVENS, JR.
Veterans leader. National Commander of American Legion, 1931-32; Superior Court judge, 1939-62. He lived 2 blocks N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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GENERAL BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION
Statewide association of black Baptists organized, Oct. 18, 1867, at First African Baptist Church, then located 2/10 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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CHERRY HOSPITAL
Opened by state in 1880 for black citizens with mental illness. Named in 1959 for R. Gregg Cherry, governor, 1945-49. Open to all races since 1965.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...
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ROBERT LEE HUMBER 1898-1970
Led effort in 1947 to establish N.C. Museum of Art; attorney & legislator; advocate of world federation. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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HUGH McADEN
Presbyterian clergyman, lived nearby. Served Duplin and New Hanover congregations, 1759-1769. Moved to Caswell County where he died in 1781.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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