Harmony Hill Camp Meeting

1846

A two-week camp meeting was organized here as early as 1846 by North Iredell Protestants.

It continues today on the second Sunday in October as a one-day event.

Harmony School is built on the original site.

Marker is at the intersection of Little ...

Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church

Established in 1837; present church built in 1849-50. The first Presbyterian church in Wilkes County.

Marker is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling east.

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Windsor's Crossroads

Stoneman's Raiders Pass By

(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 ...

Lincolnville War of 1812 Cannon

This cannon

was stationed at

Lincolnville beach for the

protection of this village

during the War of 1812

Restored to

this original location

on May 18, 1957

by Edwin W. Kibbe

who gave it to the people

of the Town of Lincolnville

Marker is on Atlantic Highway (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles ...

Terreplein

Fort Knox's roof, or terreplein, has emplacements for thirty cannons. These cannons would have been smaller than the guns planned for the casemates on the main level below.

The 30 gun circles on the terreplein were all laid and ready for ...

Forsyth Bridge

Named by the 5th Cavalry in 1938 for Colonel William Dennison Forsyth Commander of the Fifth U.S. Cavalry at Fort Clark, Aug 1921 - Feb 1924

Placed by "The Colonel's Daughter" Elizabeth Forsyth Scheuber 1995

Marker is on Pecan Road, on the ...

Van Cortlandtville World War Memorial

Erected

in honor of the men

Van Cortlandtville

who served in the

World War

1917 – 1919

Herbert Booth                   U.S.N.

Rowland M. Donnelly         U.S.A.

Stephen E. Donnelly ...

Taylor Tavern

Site. Built in 1750.

New York – Albany Stagecoach

stop. Major John Andre held

here on Sept. 25, 1780.

Later Dusenbury Tavern.

Marker is at the intersection of Oregon Road and Gallows Hill Road, on the left when traveling east ...

Seminole Scout Camp on Fort Clark

Under Spanish rule, Florida was a haven for freed or escaped slaves in the 1700s. Once there, many integrated into the Seminole tribe, intermarrying and adapting to the culture. Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821, and after approximately 30 ...

James Larkin Pearson

1879-1981

Poet Laureate of N.C., 1953-1981; printer and editor. Published newspaper, The Fool-Killer, 1910-29. Grave 5 mi. S

Marker is at the intersection of River Street (Route 268) and Collegiate Street, on the left on River Street.

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