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Martin County

6 places on the trail: 6 highway markers.

Faith and congregations (3)The Civil War (2)Mountains, rivers and coast (2)Government and law (1)Roads, rivers and rails (1)Forts and the armed forces (1)

Revolution and founding, 1775-1789

B-45FLAT SWAMP CHURCHPrimitive Baptist. Begun in 1776. First pastor was John Page. Second building on site. Two miles S.
B-40SKEWARKEY CHURCHBaptist congregation formed about 1780. Primitive Baptist since 1830's. Church here was built in 1853.

The young state, 1790-1860

B-11ASA BIGGS 1811-1878U.S. Senator, 1855-1858. Federal and Confederate judge. Member of state conventions in 1835 and 1861. Lived 1 block N.

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

B-18FORT BRANCHConfederate fort. Was built, 1862-1863, at Rainbow Banks to protect railroads & upper Roanoke River valley. Earthworks 3...

Modern North Carolina, 1930 on