Forts and the armed forces
Forts, camps and bases, and North Carolinians in the wars from 1812 to Vietnam. 186 places on the trail.
Before 1585
Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
- G-2BATTLE OF ALAMANCEMilitia under Governor William Tryon defeated Regulators on May 16, 1771. Six miles S.W.
- G-24BATTLE OF ALAMANCEThe militia under royal Governor Tryon defeated the Regulators at this point, May 16, 1771.
- GG-2BATTLE OF ALAMANCEOn May 16, 1771, North Carolina militia, commanded by Royal Governor William Tryon, defeated the Regulators on this site...
- C-32FORT BARNWELLConstructed by Colonel John Barnwell of South Carolina in campaign against the Tuscarora Indians in April, 1712. Remains...
- M-1FORT DOBBSBuilt in 1756 by colony. Was garrisoned by North Carolina Provincials during French & Indian War, until 1762. Site 1 mi....
- D-11FORT JOHNSTONGov. Gabriel Johnston ordered construction of fort, 1745. Burned by defiant colonists, 1775. Rebuilt later. Only the off...
- L-61FRANCIS LOCKE 1722-1796Colonel of Whig force which routed Tories at Battle of Ramsour's Mill, June 20, 1780. Home stood nearby.
- K-61JAMES HUNTERRegulator leader. Outlawed after Battle of Alamance, 1771. Nearby house was burned by Gov. Tryon's troops.
- B-43LT. ROBERT MAYNARDOf the Royal Navy. Sent by Gov. Spotswood of Virginia, in the sloop "Ranger," killed the pirate Blackbeard off shore, 17...
- F-37NOOHEROOKATuscarora stronghold. Site of decisive battle of the Tuscarora War, March 20-23, 1713, when 950 Indians were killed or c...
- C-43OLD BURYING GROUNDDeeded to town, 1731, by Nathanael Taylor. Capt. Otway Burns of the War of 1812, Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers ar...
- B-62PORT OF BATHColony's first town, incorporated March 8, 1705. Home to first port of entry, 1716; exported naval stores.
- K-64REDNAP HOWELL d. 1787Regulator leader & poet. He wrote satirical songs motivating opposition to abusive officials. Fought at Battle of Alaman...
- G-76SNOW CAMPSettled by Quakers in 1749. Cornwallis camped in area after Battle of Guilford Courthouse and used home of Simon Dixon a...
- D-110STEDE BONNET 1688-1718Barbadian planter turned pirate made N.C. his base, 1718. Captured in naval battle few mi. E. Hanged in Charleston.
- G-60TRYON'S CAMPBefore and after the Battle of Alamance, the Militia of Governor William Tryon camped nearby, along Alamance Creek, May ...
Revolution and founding, 1775-1789
- D-10ALEXANDER LILLINGTONRevolutionary leader, Whig colonel in the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, 1776. His grave is 9 miles northeast.
- L-18BATTLE OF CHARLOTTECornwallis's army captured Charlotte after a fight here with Davie's troops, Sept. 26, 1780.
- G-111BATTLE OF CLAPP'S MILLTroops led by Henry Lee ambushed British cavalry of Banastre Tarleton one mile north, Mar. 2, 1781. Americans retreated ...
- L-22BATTLE OF COWAN'S FORDCornwallis, pursuing Greene, crossed the Catawba, 7 mi. w., after sharp fight, Feb. 1, 1781.
- I-11BATTLE OF ELIZABETHTOWNWhigs broke Tory power in Bladen Co., August, 1781, driving them into Tory Hole, 50 yards N.
- O-1BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAINOvermountain Men from Tenn., Va., & N.C. led Patriots to victory over British, Oct. 7, 1780. Site 7 miles south.
- J-40BATTLE OF NEW GARDENEarly on Mar. 15, 1781, the British and American forces skirmished near the New Garden Meeting House prior to the Battle...
- O-3BATTLE OF RAMSOUR'S MILLPatriot militia led by Col. Francis Locke, on June 20, 1780, defeated Tories led by Maj. John Moore 400 yards west.
- F-7BATTLE OF ROCKFISHThe British under Major Craig defeated the North Carolina Militia, Aug. 2, 1781, 300 yards S.E.
- N-41CANE CREEKPrelude to the Battle of Kings Mountain. Site of a skirmish on Sept. 12, 1780, between Loyalists and "Overmountain Men."
- N-26CATHEY'S FORTA rendezvous for the North Carolina militia led by General Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee in 1776, was one mil...
- D-21CORNWALLISRetreating after Battle of Guilford Courthouse, en route to Wilmington, passed near here with his army in April 1781.
- G-15CORNWALLISPassed a few miles west, February, 1781. Greene followed, and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse resulted, March 15, 1781...
- I-9CORNWALLISMarching to Wilmington after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, stopped with his army in this town in April, 1781.
- L-16CORNWALLISFirst led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C...
- N-1FORT DEFIANCEHome of William Lenoir, leader in Revolution & public affairs. Built 1788-92 and named for colonial fort on the site 4 1...
- C-55FORT HANCOCKErected in 1778 by Le Chevalier de Cambray & Capt. de Cottineau to protect Cape Lookout Bay. Dismantled, 1780. Site four...
- C-25FORT POINTSite of Fort Caswell, built by N.C., 1775-76, to protect New Bern, renamed Fort Lane by Confederacy. Taken by U.S., Mar....
- N-31FRONTIER FORTEarly outpost against Indians. Used by Gen. Rutherford in expedition against Cherokee, Sept., 1776. Stood nearby and gav...
- O-4GILBERT TOWNBefore Battle of King’s Mountain, Sept. 1780, the Patriot Overmountain Men and British troops led by Patrick Ferguson ca...
- O-59GRAHAM'S FORTHome of Col. William Graham. Site of Tory raid, 1780. Served as Revolutionary War fort. Site is 300 yds. N.E.
- K-47JOHN BETHUNEEarly pastor for Scots in N.C.; chaplain for Loyalists at Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, 1776. First Presbyterian minist...
- I-42MOORE'S CAMPPrior to the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, forces of Gen. James Moore, Whig commander, camped, Feb. 15-21, 1776, 1 1/2 ...
- D-6MOORE'S CREEK BRIDGEFirst battle of the Revolution in North Carolina, Feb. 27, 1776. Tories defeated. U.S. Military Park, 5 mi. S.W.
- N-3QUAKER MEADOWSRendezvous for "Over-Mountain Men" prior to Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780. Home to Joseph & Charles McDowell, military ...
- M-43RICHARD ALLEN, SR.Colonel of N.C. Militia at Battle of King's Mountain. Delegate to the Hillsborough Convention, 1788; in General Assembly...
- K-36TORY RENDEZVOUSBefore going to battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, Feb., 1776, Tories of this area met in Cross Hill, at Alexander Morrison...
- J-16TROUBLESOME IRON WORKSUsed in the Revolution. Greene's Army camped there after Battle of Guilford Courthouse, 1781. Washington visited, 1791. ...
- O-42WILLIAM CHRONICLEMajor in Revolution, leader of Lincoln County forces at the battle of Kings Mountain, 1780, where he was killed. His hom...
- P-54WILLIAM MOORECaptain of militia force which marched against the Cherokee in Nov., 1776. A fort which he built stood near here. His ho...
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.
- E-80ANDREW JOYNER 1786-1856Lt. Col. in War of 1812; state senator, 1835-52; pres. Roanoke Navigation Co. & Weldon & Portsmouth R.R. Grave is 2 blks...
- J-12BENJAMIN FORSYTHOfficer in the War of 1812. Mortally wounded in Canada, 1814. Forsyth County named for him. Home stood a few feet north ...
- B-19BRITISH INVASIONA British force under Admiral Cockburn occupied Portsmouth and Ocracoke, July 12-16, 1813. S.E. 30 miles across Pamlico ...
- H-10CAPTAIN JOHNSTON BLAKELEYAfter many victories, War of 1812, was lost at sea with his sloop Wasp. Lived at "Rockrest," 3 miles east.
- A-12DISMAL SWAMP CANALConnects Albemarle Sound with Chesapeake Bay. Begun 1790; in use by War of 1812.
- Q-11FORT BUTLEROne of forts in which Gen. Winfield Scott gathered the Cherokee before moving them west in 1838. Stood 1/4 mile southwes...
- D-8FORT CASWELLBuilt by U.S. Army, 1826. Seized by N.C. militia in 1861. Vital Confederate coastal defense until it was abandoned in 18...
- C-9FORT MACONBuilt 1826-34 to protect Beaufort Inlet. Replaced Fort Hampton. State park. 5 1/2 miles southeast.
- CCC-1FORT MACONBuilt by U.S. Corps of Engineers, 1826-34. Good example of brick fort. Seized by Confederates, April 14, 1861. Scene of ...
- C-14GEORGE E. BADGERSecretary of the Navy, 1841; United States Senator, 1846-55; judge of the superior court; staunch nationalist. Birthplac...
- P-24HOT SPRINGSHealth resort since 1800. Name changed from Warm Springs, 1886. Internment camp for Germans in World War I was here.
- O-14INGLESIDEHome built about 1817 by Daniel M. Forney, major in War of 1812, congressman, 1815-1818, legislator, and planter.
- I-4JAMES C. DOBBINSecretary of United States Navy, 1853-57. Helped found State Hospital for Insane. Home one block north.
- O-33JAMES PINCKNEY HENDERSON 1808-1858First governor of Texas, 1846-47; U.S. Senator; officer, Mexican War. His birthplace here.
- M-42JAMES WELLBORN 1767-1854Served 27 years as state senator; colonel in War of 1812; delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1835. Grave is 1/5 m...
- E-16JOHN BRANCHGovernor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator. Home was four blocks, grav...
- D-37JOHNSTON BLAKELEY 1781-1814Capt., U.S. Navy. After victories in War of 1812, he and his sloop Wasp were lost at sea. His home was 2 blocks W.
- P-49JOSEPH LANETerritorial Governor of Oregon, 1848-50, Vice-Presidential candidate, 1860, U.S. Senator, major general in Mexican War. ...
- C-26OTWAY BURNSPrivateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder. As a State Senator he fought for the constitutional convention of 1835. His hom...
- N-4PLEASANT GARDENSHome of Joseph McDowell (1758-1795), soldier and physician. Officer at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
- C-67USRC DILIGENCEU.S. Revenue Cutter built in N.C., 1791. Ship was commissioned in 1792 by Revenue Marine (now U.S. Coast Guard), 1/4 mi....
- B-70USRC MERCURYU.S. Revenue Cutter in War of 1812. Patrolled Ocracoke Inlet. Escaped British ships offshore, 1813, to deliver warning o...
- G-40WILLIAM A. GRAHAMGovernor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His home sta...
- O-25WILLIAM A. GRAHAMGovernor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His birthpla...
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- M-31'FORT HAMBY'Fortified stronghold of band of robbers & army deserters, was captured by force of citizens in May, 1865. Stood one mile...
- H-97'LEBANON'Farquhard Smith's home was used as Confederate hospital during the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865.
- I-73'OAK GROVE'Plantation home of John Smith, used as a Confederate hospital during the Battle of Averasboro, March 16, 1865.
- BBB-685th REDOUBTUnion fort built by the 85th New York Regiment. It was taken on April 18, 1864, in one of the heaviest assaults of the s...
- PPP-1BATTLE OF ASHEVILLEOn April 3, 1865, Union Col. Isaac M. Kirby left East Tenn. with 1100 men on a raid against Asheville. On April 6, Kirby...
- II-3BATTLE OF AVERASBORO, PHASE ONE, MARCH 15, 16, 1865
- HH-2BATTLE OF AVERASBORO, PHASE TWO--MARCH 16, 1865
- H-1BATTLE OF BENTONVILLEJohnston's Confederates checked Sherman's Union army, March 19-21, 1865. Historic site 2 1/2 mi. E.
- HH-1BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE, MARCH 19, 20, AND 21, 1865
- II-1BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE, MARCH 19, 20, AND 21, 1865
- D-27BATTLE OF FORKS ROADFought, Feb. 20-21, 1865, between U.S. Colored Troops and Confederates. Last engagement before the fall of Wilmington. E...
- CC-2BATTLE OF NEW BERN
- C-11BATTLE OF NEW BERNThe victory of Union General Ambrose Burnside here on March 14, 1862, caused the fall of New Bern.
- CC-1BATTLE OF NEW BERN
- B-9BATTLE OF PLYMOUTHConfederate troops led by Gen. Robert F. Hoke, aided by ram Albemarle, retook Union-occupied town, April 17-20, 1864.
- BB-6BATTLE OF PLYMOUTH
- BB-4BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND
- A-8BATTLE OF SOUTH MILLSConfederates, on Apr. 19, 1862, repelled Union army here, prevented demolition of Dismal Swamp Canal locks three miles N...
- 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...
- FF-1BATTLE OF WYSE FORK, MARCH 8-10, 1865
- D-60BEERY'S SHIPYARDMany Confederate naval vessels, including the ironclad "North Carolina," built here. Site lies across river on Eagles Is...
- HHH-21BENTONVILLEIn 1865, a local market center for naval stores (tar, pitch, & turpentine). Bentonville gives its name to the battle fou...
- C-75CAROLINA CITYUnion occupied the town March 22, 1862, & used this area in staging the Fort Macon campaign. Union camps remained in vic...
- B-38CONFEDERATE FORTSFort Hatteras and Fort Clark, 2 miles s. west, fell to Union troops on Aug. 29, 1861, after two days of heavy naval bomb...
- J-30CONFEDERATE HOSPITALSet up in the First Presbyterian Church to receive wounded from Battle of Bentonville, 1865, was here.
- L-56CONFEDERATE NAVY YARDEstablished here 1862 following its removal from Portsmouth, Va. Produced ordnance for the Confederate Navy.
- I-75FEDERAL HOSPITALThe 1865 home of Wm. Smith, 100 yds. E., was used as a hospital for Union troops in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-1...
- D-119FORT ANDERSONLarge Confederate fort, remains here. after a strong Union attack it was evacuated on Feb. 18, 1865, resulting in the fa...
- BBB-2FORT BARTOWConfederate earth fort mounting nine guns. Bombarded by Federal fleet February 7, 1862. Earthworks 2 1/2 mi. W.
- B-64FORT BLANCHARDConfederate earth fort mounting four guns. Smallest on Roanoke Island. Surrendered on Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks are 300 y...
- B-18FORT BRANCHConfederate fort. Was built, 1862-1863, at Rainbow Banks to protect railroads & upper Roanoke River valley. Earthworks 3...
- D-12FORT FISHERBuilt by Confederacy. Its fall, Jan. 15, 1865, closed Wilmington, last important southern port for blockade running.
- B-52FORT FORRESTConfederate, mounting seven guns. Protected west side of Croatan Sound. Destroyed on Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks stood 1 mi...
- B-17FORT HILLSite of Confederate batteries on Pamlico River which enabled Gen. D. H. Hill's forces to besiege Washington in spring of...
- B-2FORT HUGERPrincipal Confederate fort on Roanoke Island. Mounted twelve guns. Surrendered Feb. 8, 1862. Earthworks are 100 yards so...
- C-12FORT TOTTENHere stood one of the forts built around New Bern by Union forces after they took the town in March, 1862.
- BBB-9FORT WILLIAMSPrincipal Union fort at Plymouth, named for Gen. Thomas Williams, stood here. It was the last fort to fall, April 20, 18...
- C-62HOOP POLE CREEKUnion forces led by General John G. Parke landed here, March 29, 1862, during the Fort Macon campaign.
- C-41HUGGINS ISLAND FORTConfederate 6-gun fort guarding the entrance to Bogue Inlet; burned by Union troops, Aug. 19, 1862. Remains, 1 mi. S.W.
- D-43JOHN A. WINSLOWCapt. U.S.S. "Kearsarge," which sank Confederate raider "Alabama," 1864, rear admiral U.S. Navy, 1870-1873. Birthplace w...
- I-43MONROE'S CROSSROADSGen. Kilpatrick's Union cavalry repulsed Gen. Hampton's Confederate cavalry there, March 10, 1865, ten miles north. Now ...
- BBB-8NAVAL ACTIONThe Confederate ironclad ram "Albemarle" sank the Union gunboat "Southfield", April 19, 1864, one mile N.E. in the Roano...
- BB-5NAVAL BATTLE OF ROANOKE ISLAND
- A-57NAVAL BATTLE, 1864The Confederate ironclad ram Albemarle, led by Capt. J. W. Cooke, crossed Batchelor's Bay, May 5, 1864, and fought seven...
- O-15ROBERT F. HOKE 1837-1912Major general, C.S.A. Promoted after victory at Battle of Plymouth. Led troops in Va. & N.C. Home stands 50 yards E.
- D-57ROSE GREENHOWConfederate spy and Washington society woman. Drowned near Fort Fisher in 1864, while running Federal blockade. Grave 1 ...
- HHH-1SHERMANGen. Wm. T. Sherman camped in this area with his Left Wing on the night of March 18, 1865. The following moming, the Lef...
- H-28SHERMAN'S MARCHMoving on Goldsboro, Sherman's Army was temporarily checked by Hardee's Confederates, Mar. 16, 1865, in Battle of Averas...
- CC-3SIEGE OF FORT MACON
- I-69STEAMBOAT TRADENaval stores and lumber were primary cargo on vessels navigating Black River, ca. 1875-1914. Remains of the steamer A.J....
- N-33STONEMAN'S RAIDOn raid through western North Carolina Federal forces under Gen. George Stoneman erected a palisaded fort here in April ...
- P-46SWANNANOA TUNNELLongest (1,800 ft.) of 7 on railroad between Old Fort and Asheville. Constructed by convict labor, 1877-79. West entranc...
- B-50U.S.S. MONITORFought C.S.S. "Virginia" ("Merrimac") in first battle of ironclad ships. Lost Dec. 31, 1862, in gale 17 miles southeast....
- C-58UNION ARTILLERYUnion artillery was placed in this area during the siege of Fort Macon, March 23-April 26, 1862.
- BBB-7UNION EARTHWORKSThe main line of Union defenses during the Battle of Plymouth, April 17-20, 1864, was built across the road at this poin...
- HHH-6UNION HOSPITALField Hospital of the XX Corps during the Battle of Bentonville was located here. Four hundred Union soldiers, wounded i...
- D-102W. H. C. WHITING 1824-1865Confederate major general and engineer. He devised the Cape Fear defense system. Wounded nearby in fall of fort. Died in...
- D-120WILLIAM B. GOULD 1837-1923Was enslaved Bellamy plasterer. Escaped 1862 and joined Union navy. Kept detailed war diary. Lived 2 blocks north.
- D-42WILLIAM W. LORINGMajor general in the Confederate Army, lieut. colonel in Mexican War, general in Egyptian Army, 1870-79. His birthplace ...
- B-31WRECK OF THE U.S.S. 'HURON'Steamer ran aground on November 24, 1877, near here, killing 98. Tragedy led to improvements in U.S. Livesaving Service.
The New South, 1878-1929
- B-30'MIRLO' RESCUEA German submarine sank the British tanker "Mirlo" off coast nearby, Aug. 16, 1918. Coast Guard, led by J. A. Midgett, s...
- L-116ANNIE ALEXANDER 1864-1929First female physician licensed in N.C., 1885. Acting assistant surgeon at Camp Greene during WWI. Office was here.
- B-32BILLY MITCHELL 1879-1936Brigadier general of the Army Air Service, demonstrated air power by bombing battleships off coast, Sept. 5, 1923. Landi...
- H-26CAMP BRYAN GRIMESSpanish-American War camp, 95 acres, named for the Confederate general, was located here. Only U.S. Army camp in the sta...
- C-63CAMP GLENNNational Guard camp, 1906-1918; later site of U.S. Navy base, and first U.S. Coast Guard air station, 1920-1921.
- L-25CAMP GREENEWorld War I training camp operated here on 6,000 acres, 1917-1919. Named for Revolutionary War Gen. Nat'l Greene.
- C-71CAMP LEJEUNEEstablished 1 May 1941 by the U.S. Marine Corps for amphibious training. Named for Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, USMC, 13th ...
- HHH-7CONFEDERATE CEMETERYThe remains of 360 Confederates who fell in the Battle of Bentonville lie here. They were moved to this plot from other ...
- N-50DANIEL KANIPE 1853-1926Survived Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876. A soldier in 7th U.S. cavalry, he witnessed defeat of Geo. A. Custer. Lived her...
- D-47EDWIN A. ANDERSON 1860-1933Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. Awarded Medal of Honor for heroism at Vera Cruz, 1914. Commanded Asiatic Fleet. Lived 4 miles e...
- C-45F. M. SIMMONSCongressman, 1887-1889; U.S. Senator, 1901-1931; Chairman of Finance, World War I. Birthplace is one-tenth mile.
- C-30F. M. SIMMONS 1854-1940U.S. Senator, 1901-1931. Chaired Senate Finance Committee during World War I. U.S. House, 1887-1889. Lived here.
- I-17FORT BRAGGEstablished 1918 as U.S. field artillery training center. Named for N.C. native Braxton Bragg, Lt. Col., USA; Gen., CSA.
- K-65JAMES McCONNELL 1887-1917World War I soldier; aviator. Flew for France in Lafayette Escadrille. Killed in action, March 19, 1917. Lived 1 mi. W.
- B-24JOSEPHUS DANIELSSecretary of the Navy, 1913-21; Ambassador to Mexico; editor; author. Birthplace stood here.
- H-39JOSEPHUS DANIELS 1862-1948Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21; ambassador to Mexico; author; editor, News and Observer. His home was here.
- P-44KIFFIN Y. ROCKWELLWorld War I soldier, aviator. First pilot of Escadrille Lafayette to shoot down enemy plane. Killed in action, Sept. 23,...
- L-100LT. SAMUEL I. PARKEROne of two North Carolinians awarded Medal of Honor for valor in World War I (France, 1918). Born 1 blk. SE.
- C-69MARINE RESEARCHThe marine environment in this vicinity has long attracted researchers. In the 1880s Johns Hopkins University operated a...
- H-34N.C. STATE FAIR, 1873-1925 / STATE EXPOSITION OF 1884 / CAMP POLK, 1918
- I-82POPE FIELDEst. 1919. Named for Lt. Harley Pope, Army aviator. Became Air Force base in 1948. Since 2011 part of Fort Bragg. 1 ½ mi...
- G-87ROBERT L. BLACKWELLPosthumous winner of Congressional Medal of Honor. Died in battle at St. Souflet, France, Oct. 1918. Born and reared abo...
- J-108WILLIAM McBRYAR 1861-1941Buffalo Soldier & officer. In 1890 awarded Medal of Honor. His long career exemplified struggles of black soldiers of th...
Modern North Carolina, 1930 on
- I-93"BATTLE OF HAYES POND"The Lumbee and other American Indians ousted the Ku Klux Klan from Maxton, Jan. 18, 1958, at rally, 1 1/2 miles SW.
- I-34CAMP MACKALLPrimary training site for U.S. Army airborne troops in World War II. Established 1943; named for Private John Thomas Mac...
- L-67CAMP SUTTONWorld War II army camp, trained 13,000 engineers. Named for R.C.A.F. pilot Frank Sutton of Monroe, killed December 7, 19...
- C-68CHERRY POINTU.S. Marine Corps Air Station activated 1941 as Cunningham Field for first USMC aviator A.A. Cunningham. MCAS Cherry Poi...
- 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.
- B-41DIAMOND SHOALS"Graveyard of Atlantic." German submarines sank over 100 ships here, 1941-42, in the "Battle of Torpedo Junction." Shoal...
- J-92EDWARD R. MURROW 1908-1965Radio correspondent in London during World War Two. Television interviewer & commentator. Born one mile east.
- F-49GEN. ALLEN HAL TURNAGE 1891-1971Led U.S. Marine Corps Third Division assaults on Bougainville & Guam, 1943-44. Received Navy Cross. Born 1 block S.E.
- J-80GEORGE PREDDY 1919-1944World War II fighter pilot. N.C.'s leading ace. Killed in action. Home 1 block east.
- E-45GEORGE V. HOLLOMAN 1902-1946Colonel U.S. Air Force, World War II. Pioneer in developing automatic devices for airplane control. Home 150 yds. W.
- J-73GREENSBORO O.R.D.World War II training camp and overseas replacement depot, 1943-1946. Over 330,000 servicemen were processed here. This ...
- K-63LAURINBURG-MAXTON ARMY AIR BASEU.S. Army Air Force glider base, 1942-45. Trained units active in D-Day assault, June 6, 1944. Field 3 mi. N.
- C-87MICHAEL J. SMITH 1945-1986Astronaut, Navy aviator. Pilot of ill-fated space shuttle Challenger, lost Jan. 28, 1986. Recipient, Space Medal of Hono...
- D-104MISSILE TESTSU.S. Navy successfully tested ramjet engines in rocket flights, 1946-48. Observation towers line Topsail Island; Assembl...
- C-73MONTFORD POINTRecruit training depot for black Marines, 1942-1949. In 1974 renamed Camp Johnson for Sgt. Gilbert Johnson, drill instru...
- L-118MORRIS FIELDA U.S. Army air base, 1941-1946. Named for Maj. William Morris, WWI pilot. The 5,000 acre facility became airport at thi...
- G-135NAVY B-1 BANDIn May 1942 a group of 44 African American musicians broke U.S. Navy's color barrier, enlisting at general rank. Barrack...
- J-86ROBERT M. HANES 1890-1959Banker. Economic adviser to post-World War II Europe. A founder of the Research Triangle Park. Home was 50 yds. W.
- 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 ...
- D-86USS NORTH CAROLINAWorld War II battleship. Launched, June 13, 1940. Served in Pacific, 1942-1945. Decommissioned, 1947. Berthed here, 1961...
- H-50WILLIAM C. LEEU.S. Army, 1917-1948. Pioneer in organizing Army airborne units; Major general, World War II. Home is 2 blocks, grave 1 ...
Battlefields, sites and undated markers
- GG-1BATTLE OF ALAMANCE
- QQ-1BATTLE OF ECHOE
- M-30BENJAMIN CLEVELANDColonel in Revolution, Whig leader in battle of Kings Mountain, state legislator. Home was on "The Round About," one mil...
- G-105CAMP BUTNERWorld War II infantry training camp; housed Axis prisoners of war. Named for N.C. native, Gen. Henry W. Butner.
- C-65CAMP DAVISArmy Coast Artillery Training Center, World War II. Named for Richmond P. Davis, native of Statesville.
- Q-15FORT HEMBREEOne of the forts where General Winfield Scott's United States forces gathered the Cherokee before moving them west, stoo...
- H-18RAMSEY'S MILLCornwallis, following the battle of Guilford Courthouse, spent several days building a bridge over Deep River, at point ...
- F-29SAMSON L. FAISONBrigadier General, U.S. Army, in World War I. Decorated for helping break the Hindenburg Line. His birthplace is 350 yar...
- K-1WALTER HINES PAGEAmbassador to Great Britain during World War, journalist, editor, publisher. Tomb one mile east.
- C-79WOMEN MARINESDuring World War II, 20,000 women trained for non-combat roles in the U.S. Marine Corps at facilities 4 1/2 mi. S.