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Longest railroad in the world when completed in 1840. Length 161 1/2 mi. Terminus was nearby.
Chartered 1835, completed 1840. Gaston, its terminal town, now extinct, was 3 mi. N.E.
Famous health resort, social and recreational center, in nineteenth century. 4 1/2 miles southeast.
Governor, 1893-1897. First president of the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance. Bracebridge Hall, his home, 1 mi. N.
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 town of Tarboro. Early example of planned civic and leisure space.
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.