North Carolina-South Carolina
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NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776. b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered in 1663, it was first settled by the English in 1670. One of the 13 original states.
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More markers in Polk
Stoneman's Raid
On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry fought southern troops at Howard's Gap, 4 mi. north, April 22,...
The Block House
Tryon, NC
Early landmark, western terminus of the 1772 boundary survey between North and South Carolina.
'old Bill' Williams
Columbus, NC
Well-known guide and trapper.
Tryon Mountain
Columbus, NC
Landmark on Cherokee boundary, negotiated by Gov. William Tryon and Cherokee chiefs, 1767.