Washington's Southern Tour
Inscription
President Washington, on
April 27, 1791, was a guest
at the home of William
Gause, Jr., which stood four
miles south.
Location
AddressUS 17 at SR 1184 (Ocean Isle Beach Road) southwest of Shallotte
CountyBrunswick
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates33.954490, -78.447920
Sources
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First Post Road
The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.