Onslow County
19 places on the trail: 19 highway markers.
People of Onslow County in Carolina Quotes
Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
- C-52COL. JOHN STARKEYFree school advocate, 1749; Southern District treasurer, 1750-1765; member of assembly for 25 years. Grave located at "T...
- C-28FIRST POST ROADThe road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed ...
- C-34RICHLANDS OF NEW RIVER CHAPELSite of three successive Protestant congregations: Anglican until about 1758; Baptist until 1877; and Disciples of Chris...
Revolution and founding, 1775-1789
The young state, 1790-1860
- C-54'PROMETHEUS'First steamboat made in N.C. Built in 1818 by Otway Burns, privateer in War of 1812. Shipyard located 350 feet S.W.
- C-31EDWARD B. DUDLEY 1789-1855Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote, first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Birthpl...
- C-37LOT BALLARD HOUSEBishop Francis Asbury stopped there many times between 1799 and 1815 on visits to New River Chapel. House was 3/4 mi. W.
- C-26OTWAY BURNSPrivateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder. As a State Senator he fought for the constitutional convention of 1835. His hom...
- C-18WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington spent the night Apr. 23, 1791 at Sage's Inn, which stood 200 yds. E.
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
The New South, 1878-1929
- C-71CAMP LEJEUNEEstablished 1 May 1941 by the U.S. Marine Corps for amphibious training. Named for Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, USMC, 13th ...
- C-72CYRUS THOMPSON 1855-1930Physician and orator. Secretary of State of N.C., 1897-1901. Farmers' Alliance and Populist leader. Grave 4 mi. W.
- C-29D. L. RUSSELLGovernor, 1897-1901; member Congress 1879-1881; Superior Court judge at 23; home six, grave three miles S.
Modern North Carolina, 1930 on
- C-46HOFMANN FORESTNamed for J. V. Hofmann. Research forest of 80,000 acres in Jones & Onslow counties. Acquired, 1934, for use by North Ca...
- C-73MONTFORD POINTRecruit training depot for black Marines, 1942-1949. In 1974 renamed Camp Johnson for Sgt. Gilbert Johnson, drill instru...
- C-88WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTSFifty-two highly skilled WASP flew training and test missions, 1943-44, from airstrip ¾ mi. N.