Willie Jones
Inscription
Key Anti-Federalist and
an advocate for states’
rights in Revolutionary
era N.C. His home, “The
Grove,” was 2/10 mi. W.
Location
AddressUS 301 south of Halifax
CityHalifax
CountyHalifax
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.320480, -77.593880
Sources
More markers in Halifax
Plummer Bernard Young
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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.
John Branch
Enfield, NC
Governor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator.