Caswell Courthouse
Inscription
Erected about 1861. Murder
of Sen. J. W. Stephens here
in 1870 led to martial law
and Kirk-Holden "War."
Location
AddressUS 158 in Yanceyville
CityYanceyville
CountyCaswell
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.403250, -79.336630
Sources
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