Warren
'bridle Creek'
The birthplace of two Confederate major generals: Matt W. and Robert Ransom, brothers.
Annie Carter Lee 1839-1862
Daughter of Robert E. Lee & Mary Custis Lee.
Benjamin Hawkins
Warrenton, NC
Member Continental Congress, United States Senator, 1789-1795, U.S. Indian Agent to the Creek Nation, 1796-1816.
Bragg Home
Warrenton, NC
Boyhood home of Bragg brothers, Thomas, governor, 1855-9; Braxton, Confederate general, and John, U.S. Congressman.
Bute County
Formed 1764. Named for the Earl of Bute.
James Turner
Governor, 1802-1805, United States Senator and state legislator.
Jethro Sumner
General in the American Revolution, officer in the French and Indian War.
John A. Hyman 1840-1891
Warrenton, NC
First black to represent N.C. in U.S. Congress, 1875-1877; state senator, 1868-1874.
Nathaniel Macon
Vaughan, NC
Congressman, 1791-1815.
Trading Path
Norlina, NC
Colonial trading route, dating from 17th cen- tury, from Petersburg, Virginia,to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.
Weldon Edwards 1788-1873
President, N.C. Secession Convention, 1861-1862; Congressman, 1816-1827; legislator.
William Miller
Governor, 1814-1817; state legislator and attorney general; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America.