John Bethune
Inscription
Early pastor for Scots in
N.C.; chaplain for Loyalists
at Battle of Moores Creek
Bridge, 1776. First
Presbyterian minister in
Ontario. Lived 4 mi. S.
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Walter Hines Page
Aberdeen, NC
Ambassador to Great Britain during World War, journalist, editor, publisher.
Plank Road
The route of the old Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54, crosses the highway near this point.
Plank Road
Carthage, NC
This street is the route of the Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54.
Tory Rendezvous
Before going to battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, Feb., 1776, Tories of this area met in Cross Hill, at Alexander Morrison's home, 125...
Alston House
Carthage, NC
Philip Alston's Whigs were defeated there by David Fanning's Tories, 1781.