Willis Alston, Jr. 1769-1837
Inscription
U.S. Congressman, 1799-1815
and 1825-1831, as a
Jeffersonian Republican;
N.C. Representative and
Senator. Grave 4 1/2 mi. SE.
Location
AddressUS 158 at NC 4 in Littleton
CityLittleton
CountyHalifax
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.434540, -77.911760
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.
John Branch
Enfield, NC
Governor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator.