Dobbs County
Inscription
Formed 1758 & named for Gov. Arthur Dobbs. From
it were formed Wayne,
1779, Lenoir and Glasgow (now Greene), 1791. Courthouse was 3 miles S.
Location
AddressUS 70 at SR 1719 (Best Station Road) east of Walnut Creek
CityWalnut Creek
CountyWayne
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.317139, -77.851825
Sources
More markers in Wayne
Sherman's March
Goldsboro, NC
Sherman's army, on its march from Savannah, entered Goldsboro, its chief North Carolina objective, Mar. 21, 1865.
Curtis H. Brogden
Mar-Mac, NC
Governor, 1874-1877; congressman; legislator; and major-general of State militia.
Foster's Raid
Goldsboro, NC
On a raid from New Bern Union troops led by Gen. J. G. Foster attacked Goldsboro, December 17, 1862.
Wm. T. Dortch
Goldsboro, NC
Confederate Senator, Speaker State House of Representatives, head ofcommission to codify State laws, 1883.
Charles B. Aycock
Goldsboro, NC
Governor of North Carolina, 1901-1905.