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Attorney-General of Confederacy, Governor of N.C. 1855-59, U.S. Senator. Home stands one block north.
Daughter of Robert E. Lee & Mary Custis Lee. Was buried 1/2 mile W. General Lee visited her grave in 1870.
A militia officer during the Revolution; governor, 1798-99; envoy to France; “father” of University of N.C. Lived in this house.
The "Halifax Resolves," first formal sanction of American Independence, adopted in this town, April 12, 1776.
Congressman, 1791-1815. Speaker of U.S. House, 1801-1807. Later U.S. Senator. His home site and grave, 4 miles NW.
Site of the first annual conference of Methodist Episcopal Church, 1785, hosted in home of Green Hill, minister, one mi. S.
Confederate shipyard and outfitting station which completed the ironclad steam sloop Raleigh in 1863. Site is three blocks west.
Est. by African American landowners, here, during segregation. Until 1962 was destination for Black families. Offered dining, lodging, and recreation.
State recognized in 1971. Waccommasus, historical name. Known as People of the Falling Star. Tribal headquarters, 2 mi. E.
African American pastor, Central Baptist Church, 1897-1898, nearby. Was community leader. Wrote key eyewitness account of 1898 Wilmington Coup.