Raft Swamp
Inscription
After the Tory victory at
McPhaul's Mill, the Whigs
routed the Tories near here
on Oct. 15, 1781, and broke
their resistance in this
area.
Location
AddressNC 211 at SR 1505 (Old Lowery Road) southeast of Red Springs
CityRed Springs
CountyRobeson
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.794880, -79.157674
Sources
More markers in Robeson
FLORA Mac DONALD COLLEGE
Red Springs, NC
Presbyterian. Founded in 1896.
University Of N.c. At Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
Established 1887 as the State Normal School for Indians.
John Willis
Lumberton, NC
Founder of Lumberton, captain in Revolution, later brigadier general; member of legislature, conventions of 1788, '89.
ANGUS W. Mc LEAN
Lumberton, NC
Governor, 1925-1929, Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, 1920-1921.
Ashpole Church
Union center of worship, originally 2 1/2 miles N.W. Presbyterians withdrew in 1796 and organized their own church here.