J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS
Governor, 1933-1937, friend of education, member of General Assembly, solicitor. Birthplace 1/4 mile north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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LEMUEL SAWYER
Author of "Blackbeard, a Comedy," 1824, an early drama on North Carolina, & other works. Member of Congress. Grave 160 yds. N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1891 as Negro normal school. Four-year college after 1939. Became a university in 1969.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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LOCKE CRAIG 1860-1925
Governor, 1913-1917; teacher, lawyer, state legislator. His birthplace is one mile N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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NORTH CAROLINA- VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1775 b/w VIRGINIA / First...
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DR. HUGH WILLIAMSON
Signer of the Federal Constitution, member of Congress, historian. Home was 4 blocks S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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WILLIAM P. ROBERTS
A Confederate brigadier general at age 23, state auditor, a member of Convention of 1875. His grave is 700 yds. west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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EARLY EXPLORATION
In 1622 an expedition from Jamestown, Va., led by John Pory, explored the Chowan River area.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....
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ISAAC GREGORY
Member provincial congress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions, 1788-1789. Home is 4 miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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GEORGE DURANT 1632-1694
Pioneer settler in the Albemarle, about 1662. Speaker of Assembly. Site of home 20 miles east, at Durant's Neck.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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DEMPSEY BURGESS
Member of provincial congresses, 1775-1776; lieutenant colonel of militia in Revolution; Congressman, 1795-99. Grave is 7 miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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JOHN HARVEY
Five times speaker of colonial assembly, moderator of provincial congresses, 1774-1775, leader of Revolutionary movement. Lived 11 mi. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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MACKEYS FERRY
Established 1735 over Albemarle Sound, succeeding Bells Ferry. Discontinued in 1938. Northern terminus was four blocks south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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RICHARD J. GATLING
Patented rapid-firing Gatling Gun, 1862. Also invented a variety of agricultural implements. Birthplace was 2/10 mi. N.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,...
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BURNING OF WINTON
A detachment of United States troops burned Winton on February 20, 1862. The first town in N.C. to be burned during the Civil War.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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EDENTON TEA PARTY
Women in this town led by Penelope Barker in 1774 resolved to boycott British imports. Early and influential activism by women.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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CULPEPER'S REBELLION
Culpeper and Durant led a revolt against British trade laws, seized the government 1677, 2 mi. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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MURFREE HOUSE
Home of William Hardy Murfree, member of U.S. Congress, 1813-1817; N.C. House, 1805 & 1812; presidential elector, 1812. House stands 1 block N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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INDIAN WOODS
Reservation established in 1717 for Tuscaroras remaining in N.C. after war of 1711-1713. Sold, 1828. Five miles N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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