Historic Markers

	Battle of Bentonville - At Bentonville, General William T. Sherman’s Union army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the Confederate army of General Joseph E. Johnston. General Robert E. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a stand in North Carolina to prevent Sherman from joining General U. S. Grant in front of Lee’s army at Petersburg, Virginia I-95 (northbound) at rest area near Fayetteville
	Confederate First Line - Gen. W. B. Taliaferro's division occupied trenches crossing the road at this point. March 15-16, 1865.
	David M. Williams - 1900-1975 "Carbine" Williams, designer of short-stroke piston, which made possible M-1 carbine rifle, widely used in WWII. Lived 2 mi. S. Old Dunn Rd., Godwin
	Bank of the United States (Historical Marker) - Second National Bank opened branch in 1818 in Fayetteville. Bank operated 1820-1835 in house one block east. Gillespie Street at Holliday Street in Fayetteville
	Flora McDonald (Historical Marker) - Near this spot the Scottish heroine bade farewell to her husband, Allan McDonald of Kingsburgh, and his troops during the march-out of the Highlanders to the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. February 1776 Cool Spring Street
	Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Historical Marker) - First Parish To Be Established Under the North Carolina Catholic Church Constitution February 4, 1824. First Catholic Church Consecrated in North Carolina March 17, 1829. Original Location Bow Street Fayetteville North Carolina. Village Drive, Fayetteville
	Pope Air Force Base - Camp Bragg was established in 1918 and the following year Camp Bragg Flying Field opened. The first officer assigned was First Lieutenant Harley Halbert Pope, a native of Bedford, Indiana. In the 1920s the primary use of the facility was for observation, balloon, and bombing training. A major expansion occurred in the 1930s with runway extension, installation of lighting, and construction of a new headquarters building and two hangars. In 1947 the old Army Air Force became a separate branch of the military and the base took its present name in 1948. NC 24/87 at SR 1451 (Manchester Road) in Spring Lake
	#1 - Old Bluff Church Historical Marker - Presbyterian. Organized in 1758 by Rev. James Campbell. Present building erected about 1858. N.W. 1 mi. US 301 at SR 1802 (Sisk Culbreth Road) northeast of Wade
	#2 - US Arsenal (Historical Marker) - Authorized by Congress, 1836. Taken over by Confederacy, 1861. Destroyed March 1865, by Sherman. Ruins stand 2 blocks S.W. Hay Street at Bradford Avenue in Fayetteville
	#3 - James C. Dobbin - Secretary of United States Navy, 1853-57. Helped found State Hospital for Insane. Home one block north. US 401 Business (Raeford Road) in Fayetteville
	#4 - Robert Rowan (Historical Marker) - Officer in the French and Indian wars and in the Revolution, member of Provincial Congresses, state legislator. His Grave is ½ mile N.E. Green Street at Old Street in Fayetteville
	#5 - Cornwallis - Marching to Wilmington after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse stopped with his army in this town in April 1781. Green Street in Fayetteville
	#5 - General Cornwallis (Historical Marker) - Marching to Wilmington after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse stopped with his army in this town in April 1781. Green Street in Fayetteville
	#6 - Cross Creek (Historical Marker) - Colonial village and trading center, merged in 1778 with town of Campbelton and in 1783 renamed Fayetteville. Bow Street at Person Street in Fayetteville
	#7 - Lafayette - On March 5-5, 1825, was guest of Fayetteville (named for him 1783), staying at home of Duncan McRae, on site of old courthouse. Gillespie Street in Fayetteville
	#7 - Marquis de Lafayette (Historical Marker) - On March 5-5, 1825, was guest of Fayetteville (named for him 1783), staying at home of Duncan McRae, on site of old courthouse. Gillespie Street in Fayetteville
	#8 - MacPherson Church - Presbyterian. Founded by early Scottish settlers. Graves of Alexander MacPherson and T.H. Holmes, a Confederate general, 1-½ miles N. Raeford Road at MacPherson Church Road
	#9 - Old Town Hall (Historical Marker) - Built on site of the State House, burned 1831, where the North Carolina Convention of 1789 ratified the Federal Constitution. Green Street at Market Square in Fayetteville
	#10 - Fort Bragg - Established in 1918 as U.S. filed artillery-training center. Named for N.C. native Braxton Bragg, Lt.Col., USA; Gen., CSA. NC 24 (Bragg Boulevard) and Randolph Street at Fort Bragg
	#11 - Sherman's Army - Invading North Carolina, Shermans army occupied Fayetteville, March 11-14, 1865, destroying the Confederate Arsenal, which stood 1 mile W. Hay Street in Fayetteville