The Chippewa Bay Area

Historic New York

This area was settled early in the 1800's by immigrants from Scotland. They were encouraged to come here by agents of George Parish, a large landholder in the North Country. These conscientious farmers and tradesmen came up ...

Elizabeth City State University

Founded in 1891 as Negro normal school. Four-year college after 1939. Became university in 1969.

Marker is at the intersection of Herrington Road and Hoffler Street, on the right when traveling north on Herrington Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Hugh Cale

1835-1910

Sponsored the 1891 bill to establish present-day Elizabeth City State University; legislator, 1876-80, 1885, 1891. His grave is 6/10 mile west.

Marker is at the intersection of South Road Street and Cale Street, on the right when traveling south on South ...

Elizabeth City Confederate Monument

Our Heroes

1861 1865

To our

Confederate Dead.

Erected by

The D.H. Hill Chapter

United Daughters

of the Confederacy

Elizabeth City

North Carolina,

May 10th, 1911.

Marker is on East Main Street east of North Elliot Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of Elizabeth City

“Dash at the Enemy”

After Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside captured Roanoke Island on February 8, 1862, he dispatched Commander Stephen C. Rowan to destroy the Mosquito Fleet, which had been annoying U.S. naval vessels. Confederate Commodore William F. Lynch’s fleet ...

Coker Spring

The source of water for early settlers.

A stagecoach stop on route from Abbeville to

Charleston, S.C. Deeded to City of Aiken 1844

by Wm. Peronneau Finley. Restored by many

friends in 1972.

(Upper Medallion)

The National Register

of Historic Places

South Carolina

Department of Archives ...

Old Carter Peanut Warehouse

Built in 1903, and intended as an hotel, the building housed retail services on the ground floor and the twenty-bed wise sanitarium on the top floor. The Wise Brothers used this location until the 1920's when they moved to the ...

The Battlefield of Stoney Creek

The Battlefield of Stoney Creek

6th June 1813

In memory of 20 good and true King's Men who,

in fighting in defence of their country, died

and were buried on this knoll.

This revised inscription and stone re-dedicated

June 6th 1956

By

Her Majesty's Army & Navy Veteran's ...

Historic Events in Pasquotank

One of the original precincts of Ancient Albemarle.

First Albemarle Assembly met at Halls Creek 1665.

George Fox established Quaker Church 1672.

Culpepper’s Rebellion began at Enfield 1677.

Charles Griffin opens first school in N.C., 1795.

Nixonton chartered 1758.

Two regiments raised for the Revolutionary War ...

Elkin Manufacturing Company

Welcoming the Raiders

(Preface):

On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the North Carolina ...