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Formed 1764. Named for the Earl of Bute. Divided, 1779, into Warren and Franklin counties. Courthouse stood nearby.

Established in 1760 by the Legislative Act which created the colonial town of Tarboro.

Brigadier general in the Revolution. Commanded N.C. forces from 1781. A planter, he operated a tavern near here.

Governor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator. Home was four blocks, grave is 1/2 mile, west.

British troops led by Col. Banastre Tarleton defeated N.C. militia nearby at Swift Creek and 7 mi. N. at Fishing Creek on May 7, 1781.

Journalist & politician was married in Emmanuel Church on July 5, 1836, to Mary Youngs Cheney.

Ending his campaign in North Carolina, he entered Virginia near here in May, 1781, and surrendered at Yorktown on October 17, 1781.

The British Army under Gen. Cornwallis marching to Virginia defeated the local Militia at the town of Halifax, in May, 1781.

Noted Confederate ironclad, was built near this spot, 1863-64. Aided in recapture of Plymouth, April, 1864.

Confederate General, United States Senator, 1872-95, and Minister to Mexico. Home stands 800 yards south.