Wayne County
25 places on the trail: 22 highway markers, 3 battlefields and state sites.
People of Wayne County in Carolina Quotes
Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
Revolution and founding, 1775-1789
The young state, 1790-1860
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- F-44BATTLE OF WHITEHALLOn December 15-16, 1862, on a raid at Whitehall, Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster damaged the Confederate Ram "Neus...
- F-18CURTIS H. BROGDENGovernor, 1874-1877; congressman; legislator; and major general of state militia. His home was 2 miles northwest.
- F-21FOSTER'S RAIDOn a raid from New Bern Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster attacked Goldsboro, December 17, 1862.
- F-62GENERAL BAPTIST STATE CONVENTIONStatewide association of black Baptists organized, Oct. 18, 1867, at First African Baptist Church, then located 2/10 mi....
- F-51NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATIONOrganized May 14, 1873. J. A. Engelhard elected first president at meeting held near this spot.
- F-11SHERMAN'S MARCHSherman's army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865.
The New South, 1878-1929
- F-1CHARLES B. AYCOCKGovernor, 1901-1905. Crusader for public education. Birthplace stands 2/3 mi. east.
- F-35CHARLES B. AYCOCKGovernor of North Carolina, 1901-1905. Crusader for universal education. His law office is 2 blocks S.W.
- F-61CHERRY HOSPITALOpened by state in 1880 for black citizens with mental illness. Named in 1959 for R. Gregg Cherry, governor, 1945-49. Op...
- F-65GERTRUDE WEIL 1879-1971Advocate for extending voting rights to women, 1920; reformer active in labor, race, Jewish causes. Home was here.
- F-53ODD FELLOWS HOMEOrphanage and school opened in 1892. Provided for 960 children before closing in 1971. The original 20-acre tract is now...
- F-24WM. T. DORTCHConfederate Senator, Speaker State House of Representatives, head of commission to codify State laws, 1883. Home is 1, g...
Modern North Carolina, 1930 on
- F-71DAN BULLOCK 1953-1969Youngest American to be killed in Vietnam War, at age 15. Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps. Grave 1 mi. SW.
- F-52KENNETH C. ROYALLLast Sec'y of War & first Sec'y of Army, 1947-49. Attorney; state senator; brig. gen., 1943-45. Led military justice ref...
- F-43MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGEOriginal Free Will Baptist. Chartered in 1951 as junior college. Moved here, 1953. Senior college charter granted in 198...
- F-70NUCLEAR MISHAPB-52 transporting two nuclear bombs crashed, Jan. 1961. Widespread disaster averted; three crewmen died 3 mi. S.
- F-74RUTH W. WHALEY 1901-1977Pioneer female African American lawyer. First to be licensed in N.C., 1933. Was Secretary of N.Y.C. Board of Estimate, 1...
- F-59SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASEField used, 1942-46, for flight training by Army Air Forces; reopened in 1956. Named for Seymour Johnson, naval aviator ...
Battlefields, sites and undated markers
- BattleGOLDSBOROUGH BRIDGEOn December 17, Foster's expedition reached the railroad near Everettsville and began destroying the tracks north toward...
- SiteGOVERNOR CHARLES B. AYCOCK BIRTHPLACE STATE HISTORIC SITEEducation, 19th century vernacular architecture, homestead.
- BattleWHITE HALLOn December 16, Foster's Union troops reached White Hall where Beverly Robertson's brigade was holding the north bank of...