Inscription
Member provincial con-gress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions,1788-1789. House was 4 mi. S.E.
Location
AddressUS 158/NC 34 at Camden
CityCamden
CountyCamden
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.327850, -76.171790
Sources
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Dempsey Burgess
Camden, NC
Member of provincial congresses, 1775-1776; lieutenant colonel of militia in Revolution; Congressman, 1795-99.
Lemuel Sawyer
Camden, NC
Author of "Blackbeard, a Comedy," 1824, an early drama on North Carolina, & other works.
Battle Of South Mills
Confederates, on Apr. 19, 1862, repelled Union army here, prevented demolition of Dismal Swamp Canal locks three miles N.W.
