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Jurist and agriculturist. Chief Justice of North Carolina Supreme Court, 1833-1852 and 1858-1859. Grave 3/10 mile east.
Patriot general in American Revolution, was mortally wounded at Germantown, 1777. His home is 150 yds. W.
U.S. Senator, 1829-1840; legislator; and staunch Unionist. Lived at "Rose Hill," located here.
Opened by Masons, 1873, with John H. Mills first head, in plant of St. Johns College, which they had operated, 1858-1861.
Erected about 1861. Murder of Sen. J. W. Stephens here in 1870 led to martial law and Kirk-Holden "War."
In 1850s on a farm in this area Abisha Slade perfected a process for curing yellow tobacco. His slave Stephen discovered process in 1839.
One of North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of Independence. His home is 150 yds. W. Was buried a few yds. W.
Governor, 1781-82. Member of Revolutionary, Provincial, & Continental Congresses. Grave is 1 1/2 miles N.E.
Militia under Governor William Tryon defeated Regulators on May 16, 1771. Six miles S.W.
Location: US 15 in StovallCounty: GranvilleOriginal Date Cast: 1936(Note: The John Penn marker was the first sign erected under the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, on January 10, 1936.)The life of John Penn (1740-1788) provides an early example of the American dream. With nothing more than a rudimentary education, Penn rose through legal and political circles to ultimately become one of three North Carolinians to sign the Declaration of Independence.