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HENRY T. CLARK

Governor of North Carolina, 1861-1862. Speaker of the State Senate. Helped organize the State for war. Grave is 3 blocks E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Governor of North Carolina, 1861-1862. Speaker of the State Senate. Helped organize the State for war. Grave is 3 blocks E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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BOON'S MILL

Here on July 28, 1863, a Confederate force repulsed a Union march on the vital Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Breastworks 50 yds. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Here on July 28, 1863, a Confederate force repulsed a Union march on the vital Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Breastworks 50 yds. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

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'BRIDLE CREEK'

The birthplace of two Confederate major generals: Matt W. and Robert Ransom, brothers. House stood 1/4 mile W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

The birthplace of two Confederate major generals: Matt W. and Robert Ransom, brothers. House stood 1/4 mile W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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MOSES A. HOPKINS 1846-1886

U.S. minister to Liberia, 1885-1886; black clergyman. Founder & principal of Albion Academy which stood two blocks east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

U.S. minister to Liberia, 1885-1886; black clergyman. Founder & principal of Albion Academy which stood two blocks east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

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P. T. BARNUM

First stop of record with own circus troupe was 1/2 mile S.E., November 12-13, 1836. No show is recorded, but Barnum preached a sermon.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

First stop of record with own circus troupe was 1/2 mile S.E., November 12-13, 1836. No show is recorded, but Barnum preached a sermon.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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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.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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THOMAS BRAGG

Attorney-General of Confederacy, Governor of N.C. 1855-59, U.S. Senator. Home stands one block north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....

Attorney-General of Confederacy, Governor of N.C. 1855-59, U.S. Senator. Home stands one block north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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JIM THORPE 1886-1953

Indian athlete, star of the 1912 Olympics, made his professional baseball debut with Rocky Mount Railroaders, 1909. Ball park was 300 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Indian athlete, star of the 1912 Olympics, made his professional baseball debut with Rocky Mount Railroaders, 1909. Ball park was 300 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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JAMES TURNER

Governor, 1802-1805, United States Senator and state legislator. "Bloomsbury," his home, stood 2 miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Governor, 1802-1805, United States Senator and state legislator. "Bloomsbury," his home, stood 2 miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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JAMES HOGUN

Brigadier general in the Revolutionary War, member of Provincial Congresses. Died, 1781, as British prisoner of war. Home was 60 yds. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Brigadier general in the Revolutionary War, member of Provincial Congresses. Died, 1781, as British prisoner of war. Home was 60 yds. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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ROANOKE RIVER

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952, since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952, since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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ROANOKE RIVER

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952, since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952, since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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ROANOKE RIVER

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952, since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952, since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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THOMAS W. BICKETT

Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary, N.C. Attorney General, member state house. Home stands 1/2 mi. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary, N.C. Attorney General, member state house. Home stands 1/2 mi. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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'COLONIAL CHURCHYARD'

Graves of Confederate general Junius Daniel, editor Abraham Hodge, U.S. District Judge John Sitgreaves, are 1 bl. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Graves of Confederate general Junius Daniel, editor Abraham Hodge, U.S. District Judge John Sitgreaves, are 1 bl. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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TRINITY CHURCH

Episcopal. Established about 1732. This building, the third, was erected in 1854, in part with brick from an older church.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Episcopal. Established about 1732. This building, the third, was erected in 1854, in part with brick from an older church.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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ANNIE CARTER LEE 1839-1862

Daughter of Robert E. Lee & Mary Custis Lee. Was buried 1/2 mile W. General Lee visited her grave in 1870.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Daughter of Robert E. Lee & Mary Custis Lee. Was buried 1/2 mile W. General Lee visited her grave in 1870.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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CLAUDE KITCHIN 1869-1923

Congressman, 1901-23, Democratic majority leader, 1915-19. Opposed war declaration; later supported Wilson's war policies. Home is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Congressman, 1901-23, Democratic majority leader, 1915-19. Opposed war declaration; later supported Wilson's war policies. Home is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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WHITMEL HILL

Colonel in Revolution. Member of Continental Congress, 1778-1781; of Provincial Congresses; and of state legislature. Grave 125 yds. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Colonel in Revolution. Member of Continental Congress, 1778-1781; of Provincial Congresses; and of state legislature. Grave 125 yds. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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GALLBERRY

Built about 1885. Home of three congressmen, W. H. Kitchin and his sons Wm. W. (governor, 1909-1913) and Claude.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Built about 1885. Home of three congressmen, W. H. Kitchin and his sons Wm. W. (governor, 1909-1913) and Claude.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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