Plummer Bernard Young
Inscription
Journalist. Publisher of
Norfolk Journal & Guide,
1910-1962, leading
black-owned newspaper in the
South. Birthplace nearby.
Location
AddressUS 158 northeast of Littleton
CountyHalifax
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.439290, -77.901350
Sources
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Frank Armstrong 1898-1969
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Noted Confederate ironclad, was built near this spot, 1863-64.
Cornwallis
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The British Army under Gen. Cornwallis marching to Virginia defeated the local Militia at the town of Halifax, in May, 1781.
John Branch
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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.