Inscription
The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.
Location
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More markers in Brunswick
Fort Johnston
Southport, NC
Gov. Gabriel Johnston ordered construction of fort, 1745.
Stede Bonnet 1688-1718
Southport, NC
Barbadian planter turned pirate made N.C. his base, 1718.
North Carolina-South Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for...
Orton
Belville, NC
Fine colonial home, built about 1725 by Roger Moore.
Charles Town
Center of a colony from Barbados led by John Vassall, 1664.
