Cornwallis
Inscription
The British Army under Gen.
Cornwallis marching to
Virginia defeated the local
Militia at the town of
Halifax, in May, 1781.
Location
AddressUS 301 north of US 301 Business (Main Street) in Halifax
CityHalifax
CountyHalifax
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.322390, -77.593450
Sources
More markers in Halifax
Plummer Bernard Young
Journalist. Publisher of Norfolk Journal & Guide, 1910-1962, leading black-owned newspaper in the South.
Frank Armstrong 1898-1969
Hobgood, NC
Lt. Gen., U.S. Air Force.
Ram Albemarle
Noted Confederate ironclad, was built near this spot, 1863-64.
John Branch
Enfield, NC
Governor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator.
Independence
Halifax, NC
The "Halifax Resolves," first formal sanction of American Independence, adopted in this town, April 12, 1776.