Frank Armstrong 1898-1969
Inscription
Lt. Gen., U.S. Air Force.
Led first U.S. bombing raids
on Germany, 1943. Inspired
Twelve O'Clock High, novel &
film. Boyhood home 1/10 mi.
S.
Location
AddressNC 125 (Commerce Street) at Poplar Street in Hobgood
CityHobgood
CountyHalifax
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.030380, -77.398690
Sources
More markers in Halifax
Plummer Bernard Young
Journalist. Publisher of Norfolk Journal & Guide, 1910-1962, leading black-owned newspaper in the South.
Ram Albemarle
Noted Confederate ironclad, was built near this spot, 1863-64.
Cornwallis
Halifax, NC
The British Army under Gen. Cornwallis marching to Virginia defeated the local Militia at the town of Halifax, in May, 1781.
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.