'fort Hamby'
Inscription
Fortified stronghold of band
of robbers & army deserters,
was captured by force of
citizens in May, 1865. Stood
one mile north.
Location
Sources
More markers in Wilkes
Stoneman's Raid
Wilkesboro, NC
On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry occupied Wilkesboro, March 29, 1865.
James B. Gordon
North Wilkesboro, NC
Brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.
Benjamin Cleveland
Ronda, NC
Colonel in Revolution, Whig leader in battle of Kings Mountain, state legislator.
Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church
Wilkesboro, NC
Established in 1837; present church built in 1849-50.
James Wellborn 1767-1854
Wilkesboro, NC
Served 27 years as state senator; colonel in War of 1812; delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1835.