U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Memorial

In Memoriam

The U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Memorial commemorates the heroic participation of the men and women of North Carolina in the prosecution and victory of the Second World War, and perpetuates the memory of the more than ten thousand North ...

North Carolina

Civil War Trails

North Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids, ...

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

Virginia First permanent English colony in America, 1607; one of thirteen original states. Richmond, the capital, was ...

North Carolina Dental Society

Organized in 1856 in the Guion Hotel, which stood here. Dr. W.F. Bason, Haw River, first president.

Marker is on West Edonton Street 0.1 miles east of North Salisbury Street.

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North Carolina

1863

To the eternal glory of the North Carolina soldiers, who on this battlefield displayed heroism unsurpassed. Sacrificing all in support of their cause. Their valorous deeds will be enshrined in their hearts of men long after these transient memorials have ...

North Carolina Railroad

Built by the State, 1851-56, from Goldsboro to Charlotte. Eastern terminus a few yards N.

Marker is at the intersection of Ash Street (U.S. 70) and Center Street, on the right when traveling west on Ash Street.

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North Carolina Wesleyan College

Methodist. Liberal arts, senior co-educational college. Chartered Oct., 1956; opened 1960.

Marker is on North Wesleyan Boulevard (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling south.

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To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy

To the

North Carolina Women

of the Confederacy

Marker is on West Morgan Street.

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North Carolina Veterans' Memorial

This memorial is dedicated

to the heroic men and

women of North Carolina

who served in America's

wars. As long as the flame

of freedom burns, the

memory of their sacrifice

for peace shall endure.

(east side)

World War I

1917 - 1918

Major Engagements of World War I

Cambrai • Aisne ...

Presidents North Carolina Gave The Nation

1795 - 1849

James Knox Polk

of Mecklenburg County

President 1845 - 1849

He enlarged our national boundaries

1767 - 1845

Andrew Jackson

of Union County

President 1829 - 1837

He revitalized American Democracy

1808 - 1875

Andrew Johnson

of Wake County

President 1865 - 1869

He defended the Constitution

Marker can be reached from ...