Inscription
First in North Carolina,
organized at Ahoskie in 1909
as the Corn Club. Beginning
of present large
organization of rural youth
in state.
Location
AddressUS 13/NC 11 (Academy Street) in Ahoskie
CityAhoskie
CountyHertford
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.288240, -76.990810
Sources
More markers in Hertford
Murfree House
Murfreesboro, NC
Home of William Hardy Murfree, member of U.S. Congress, 1813-1817; N.C. House, 1805 & 1812; presidential elector, 1812.
Burning Of Winton
Winton, NC
A detachment of United States troops burned Winton on February 20, 1862.
Richard J. Gatling
Patented rapid-firing Gatling Gun, 1862.
John W. Moore
Compiler of roster of North Carolina troops, 1861-1865, historian, novelist, Confederate major.
Lane's Expedition
Ralph Lane and a group of English colonists explored the Chawanook Indian country and the Chowan River, 1586, north to this vicinity.
