William Hooper 1742-1790
Inscription
One of North Carolina's
three signers of the
Declaration of Independence.
His home is 150 yds. W. Was
buried a few yds. W.
Location
AddressUS 70 Business (Churton Street) in Hillsborough
CityHillsborough
CountyOrange
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.077620, -79.099580
Sources
More markers in Orange
Francis Nash
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James Hogg 1729-1804
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Merchant. Left native Scotland, 1774.
Thomas Ruffin 1787-1870
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Jurist and agriculturist.
ELIZABETH KECKLY ca. 1820-1907
Hillsborough, NC
Burwell family slave, bought freedom, 1855.
Hart's Mill
Grist mill. Site of key Regulator meeting, 1766, and skirmish in 1781 that boosted the Patriot cause.