Topics Related to Chatham County

Commander of the famous Confederate cruiser, "Shenandoah," lived in a house which stands 3 blocks west.

Governor, 1849-51. Whig Party leader. His law office, relocated & restored, stands 70 yds. N.

Loyalists under Col. David Fanning surprised & captured Patriot troops nearby at old Chatham courthouse in July 1781.

Formed northern half of colony of North Carolina. Southern boundary was surveyed to a point just south of here in 1746.

Governor, 1828-1830; state legislator; and Whig party leader. His grave is 400 yards W.

After many victories, War of 1812, was lost at sea with his sloop Wasp. Lived at "Rockrest," 3 miles east.