Historical Marker

Bute County

US 401 southwest of Warrenton ยท Warren

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Formed 1764. Named for the

Earl of Bute. Divided, 1779,

into Warren and Franklin

counties. Courthouse stood

nearby.

Location

AddressUS 401 southwest of Warrenton
CountyWarren
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.326070, -78.213570

Sources

More markers in Warren

Weldon Edwards 1788-1873

President, N.C. Secession Convention, 1861-1862; Congressman, 1816-1827; legislator.

John A. Hyman 1840-1891

Warrenton, NC

First black to represent N.C. in U.S. Congress, 1875-1877; state senator, 1868-1874.

Jethro Sumner

General in the American Revolution, officer in the French and Indian War.

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.