Topics Related to Historical Markers

Jesse Franklin (M-6)

Governor 1820-21; state & U.S. Senator and representative; officer in Revolution. His home stood 1/4 mile south.

Torrence's Tavern (M-5)

British cavalry led by Colonel Tarleton routed a force of American militia, Feb. 2, 1781, at Torrence's Tavern, which stood nearby.

Thomas L. Clingman (M-4)

United States Senator, Confederate General, born at Huntsville, 9 mi. east, 1812. Clingman's Dome, 160 miles west, is named for him.

Squire and Sarah Boone (M-3)

Parents of frontiersman Daniel Boone settled in N.C. ca. 1751, received land grant nearby, 1753. Squire died, 1765; and Sarah, 1777. Buried here.

Montfort Stokes 1762-1842 (M-2)

Governor, 1830-1832; U.S. Senator; Federal Indian Commissioner. Home stood 1 mi. N.

Fort Dobbs (M-1)

Built in 1756 by colony. Was garrisoned by North Carolina Provincials during French & Indian War, until 1762. Site 1 mi. N.

Robert F. Williams 1925-1996 (L-119)

Black civil rights leader. Advocate for armed self-defense. He broadcast “Radio Free Dixie,” 1961-1965, from exile in Cuba. Birthplace was ½ mile S.

Morris Field (L-118)

A U.S. Army air base, 1941-1946. Named for Maj. William Morris, WWI pilot. The 5,000 acre facility became airport at this site.

John Gibbon 1827-1896 (L-117)

Wrote pivotal artillery manual, 1859. Maj. Gen., Union Army, Civil War. Oversaw Lee’s surrender, 1865. He lived nearby.

Annie Alexander 1864-1929 (L-116)

First female physician licensed in N.C., 1885. Acting assistant surgeon at Camp Greene during WWI. Office was here.