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HOFMANN FOREST

Named for J. V. Hofmann. Research forest of 80,000 acres in Jones & Onslow counties. Acquired, 1934, for use by North Carolina State University.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Named for J. V. Hofmann. Research forest of 80,000 acres in Jones & Onslow counties. Acquired, 1934, for use by North Carolina State University.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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F. M. SIMMONS

Congressman, 1887-1889; U.S. Senator, 1901-1931; Chairman of Finance, World War I. Birthplace is one-tenth mile.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Congressman, 1887-1889; U.S. Senator, 1901-1931; Chairman of Finance, World War I. Birthplace is one-tenth mile.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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PORT SWANNSBOROUGH

Named for Samuel Swann. Town incorporated in 1783. Port, including area from New River to Bogue Inlet, established in 1786.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Named for Samuel Swann. Town incorporated in 1783. Port, including area from New River to Bogue Inlet, established in 1786.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

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CHRIST CHURCH

Episcopal. Craven Parish created 1715. First Church erected 1750, this one in 1875. Communion service, given by George II, 1752, still in use. One block S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...

Episcopal. Craven Parish created 1715. First Church erected 1750, this one in 1875. Communion service, given by George II, 1752, still in use. One block S.Plaque via North Carolina...

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HUGGINS ISLAND FORT

Confederate 6-gun fort guarding the entrance to Bogue Inlet; burned by Union troops, Aug. 19, 1862. Remains, 1 mi. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Confederate 6-gun fort guarding the entrance to Bogue Inlet; burned by Union troops, Aug. 19, 1862. Remains, 1 mi. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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TEACHER'S ASSEMBLY (NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSN.)

Headquarters and annual meeting-place, 1888-1900; razed 1934. The building stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here...

Headquarters and annual meeting-place, 1888-1900; razed 1934. The building stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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OCRACOKE INLET

Once chief trade inlet of N.C. In 1718 pirate "Blackbeard" was killed near there, 17 mi. N.E., across Pamlico Sound.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Once chief trade inlet of N.C. In 1718 pirate "Blackbeard" was killed near there, 17 mi. N.E., across Pamlico Sound.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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ONSLOW RAID

Federal gunboat Ellis attacked this town Nov. 23, 1862, then ran aground downstream. It was abandoned under Confederate crossfire.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

Federal gunboat Ellis attacked this town Nov. 23, 1862, then ran aground downstream. It was abandoned under Confederate crossfire.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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LOT BALLARD HOUSE

Bishop Francis Asbury stopped there many times between 1799 and 1815 on visits to New River Chapel. House was 3/4 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Bishop Francis Asbury stopped there many times between 1799 and 1815 on visits to New River Chapel. House was 3/4 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

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CORE SOUND MEETING

Quaker center for more than 100 yrs. after 1733. Migration west was one cause of decline. Meeting house was 50 yards W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Quaker center for more than 100 yrs. after 1733. Migration west was one cause of decline. Meeting house was 50 yards W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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RICHLANDS OF NEW RIVER CHAPEL

Site of three successive Protestant congregations: Anglican until about 1758; Baptist until 1877; and Disciples of Christ since.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

Site of three successive Protestant congregations: Anglican until about 1758; Baptist until 1877; and Disciples of Christ since.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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JAMES WALKER HOOD

Asst. Superintendent Public Instruction, 1868-70; a founder Livingstone College, 1885; Bishop A.M.E. Zion Church; founded St. Peters, 1864. One blk. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Asst. Superintendent Public Instruction, 1868-70; a founder Livingstone College, 1885; Bishop A.M.E. Zion Church; founded St. Peters, 1864. One blk. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...

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FORT BARNWELL

Constructed by Colonel John Barnwell of South Carolina in campaign against the Tuscarora Indians in April, 1712. Remains are 2 mi. N. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Constructed by Colonel John Barnwell of South Carolina in campaign against the Tuscarora Indians in April, 1712. Remains are 2 mi. N. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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EDWARD B. DUDLEY 1789-1855

Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote, first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Birthplace was 2 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote, first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Birthplace was 2 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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F. M. SIMMONS 1854-1940

U.S. Senator, 1901-1931. Chaired Senate Finance Committee during World War I. U.S. House, 1887-1889. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

U.S. Senator, 1901-1931. Chaired Senate Finance Committee during World War I. U.S. House, 1887-1889. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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FIRST PRINTING PRESS IN N.C.

Est. 1749 by James Davis who published the first book & newspaper in colony. Shop was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

Est. 1749 by James Davis who published the first book & newspaper in colony. Shop was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....

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D. L. RUSSELL

Governor, 1897-1901; member Congress 1879-1881; Superior Court judge at 23; home six, grave three miles S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Governor, 1897-1901; member Congress 1879-1881; Superior Court judge at 23; home six, grave three miles S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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FIRST POST ROAD

The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

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DE BRETIGNY

French marquis, State purchasing agent in Martinique, 1781-82, fought at Guilford Courthouse, Councillor of State. Home was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

French marquis, State purchasing agent in Martinique, 1781-82, fought at Guilford Courthouse, Councillor of State. Home was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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OTWAY BURNS

Privateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder. As a State Senator he fought for the constitutional convention of 1835. His home was 3 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Privateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder. As a State Senator he fought for the constitutional convention of 1835. His home was 3 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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