Camp Davis
Inscription
Army Coast Artillery
Training Center, World War
II. Named for Richmond P.
Davis, native of
Statesville.
Location
AddressUS 17 about 1 blk. NE of Hwy. 50 in Holly Ridge
CityHolly Ridge
CountyOnslow
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.496340, -77.553580
Sources
More markers in Onslow
Otway Burns
Swansboro, NC
Privateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder.
First Post Road
The road from New Eng-land toCharleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.
Edward B. Dudley 1789-1855
Jacksonville, NC
Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote, first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
Onslow Raid
Jacksonville, NC
Federal gunboat Ellis attacked this town Nov. 23, 1862, then ran aground downstream.
Huggins Island Fort
Swansboro, NC
Confederate 6-gun fort guarding the entrance to Bogue Inlet; burned by Union troops, Aug. 19, 1862.