John Branch
Inscription
Governor of N.C., 1817-20,
and of the Florida
Territory, Secretary of the
Navy, U.S. Senator. Home was
four blocks, grave is 1/2
mile, west.
Location
AddressUS 301 (Mc Daniel Street) at East Franklin Street in Enfield
CityEnfield
CountyHalifax
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.180560, -77.663200
Sources
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Plummer Bernard Young
Journalist. Publisher of Norfolk Journal & Guide, 1910-1962, leading black-owned newspaper in the South.
Frank Armstrong 1898-1969
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Lt. Gen., U.S. Air Force.
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.
Independence
Halifax, NC
The "Halifax Resolves," first formal sanction of American Independence, adopted in this town, April 12, 1776.