Waynesborough
Inscription
First seat of Wayne County,
incorporated 1787. The town
died after the county seat
was moved to Goldsboro in
1850. Site is here.
Location
AddressUS 117 Bypass, just south of Old Waynesborough Rd., in Goldsboro
CityGoldsboro
CountyWayne
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.374013, -78.012639
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.
Dobbs County
Walnut Creek, NC
Formed 1758 & named for Gov. Arthur Dobbs.