Civil War
EDWIN G. READE
Member Congress, 1855-57; Confederate Senator; President State Convention, 1865; Justice N.C. Supreme Court, 1865-78. Birthplace was 2 mi. S.E.
G-51Person County
Where it stands. US 501 at SR 1715 (Helena Road) west of Timberlake
If there is a single moment … to give meaning to Emerson's life, it would be this moment when he recognized that his proper response to the world must be astonishment, his proper expression celebration.