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Acting governor, 1771; thrice Chief Justice, 1750-1766; President of the Council. Owned large library. Home 7 mi. S.E.

Founded in 1866; oldest men's social club in N.C. Guilford F. Dudley, first president. Building here in use since 1913.

President Washington, on April 27, 1791, was a guest at the home of William Gause, Jr., which stood four miles south.

Est. in 1852. Includes graves of Confederate leaders, officers, and soldiers, & victims of yellow fever epidemic of 1862. Six blocks N.

Planter. Developed peanut into profitable crop by scientific methods at his Porters Neck Plantation 2 miles east.

For the elderly. Grew from Ladies Benevolent Society, founded, 1845. First home, 1879, stood four blocks east.

Original lighthouse was erected in 1794. Present tower, "Old Baldy," built in 1817. Used until 1935. Stands 3 miles south.

Stamp Act patriot; Speaker of the House. Colonel under Tryon in "War of Regulation." Revolutionary General. Home stood 2 mi. east.

Editor and humorist, creator of "Simon Suggs" and other characters of the Southern frontier. Born in this city, 1815.

Leader in Tuscarora and S.C. Indian Wars. One of original Cape Fear settlers. Founded Brunswick, 1726. His plantation was 3 mi. SE.