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Colonel in Revolution, member of provincial congresses and state senator. Robeson County is named for him. His home stood 1/2 mile N.E.
U.S. Senator, 1896-1901. President of National & State Farmers' Alliance. Chair of Populist Party. He was born nearby.
Lieut. colonel militia, member Provincial Congress, 1775, legislature, conventions 1788, 1789. This town named for him. Home was nearby.
Primary training site for U.S. Army airborne troops in World War II. Established 1943; named for Private John Thomas Mackall. Two miles W.
Hit his first home run in professional baseball, March, 1914. 135 yds. N.W. In this town George Herman Ruth acquired the nickname "Babe."
Lawyer and writer whose novels and short stories dealt with race and the “color line.” Teacher & principal, 1880-83 at a school which stood here.
Est. 1867 as Howard School. State-supported since 1877. A part of The University of North Carolina since 1972.
Established 1887 as the State Normal School for Indians. Since 1972 a campus of The University of North Carolina.
Thrown up early in 1865 to defend Fayetteville from Sherman's army. Remains are here.
Organized in 1800. The original building, begun in 1816, rebuilt on same walls after fire of 1831, stands one block east.