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Free black abolitionist & conspirator in 1859 with John Brown in attack on U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Killed in assault. Lived in Fayetteville.
Indian. Champion of the poor. Declared outlaw, he eluded capture and disappeared in swamps, ca. 1872. House 3 mi. NW.
First African American to serve in Congress, he represented Mississippi in Senate, 1870-1871. Born in Fayetteville.
Journalist and author. Progressive observer of the South and politics. Moved to Baltimore in 1926. Born 1 mile E.
Service across Cape Fear River since 1905. Among the last of inland river ferries once common in eastern N.C. One mi. SW.
Est. as Separate Baptist, 1756, called Bull Tail. In 1835 renamed for pastor William Wells. Present building completed 1868.
Est. 1919. Named for Lt. Harley Pope, Army aviator. Became Air Force base in 1948. Since 2011 part of Fort Bragg. 1 ½ mi. W.
"Carbine" Williams, designer of short stroke piston, which made possible M-1 carbine rifle, widely used in WWII. Lived 2 mi. S.
Second national bank opened branch in 1818 in Fayetteville. Bank operated, 1820-35, in house one block east.
Bishop of Charleston. He organized Roman Catholics in N.C. at Fayetteville Convention, & consecrated St. Patrick Church, 1829. Present church 4/10 mi. E.