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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C23_the-town-of-smithfield_Smithfield-NC.html
The Town of Smithfield was founded ten months after the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Its origins, however, date back to the 1750s with the arrival of John Smith, one of the area's earliest settlers.
Neuse River Ferry Land…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C22_edward-w-pou_Smithfield-NC.html
Congressman, 1901-1934. Chairman House Rules Committee during parts of administrations of Wilson, F.D. Roosevelt. Grave is 200 yds. south.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C21_town-of-smithfield_Smithfield-NC.html
The Town of Smithfieldwas chartered April 23, 1777The Bicentennial of thefounding was commemoratedwith a series of eventsduring April, 1977. Thecapsule herein containsmomentos of our time
We ask that this timecapsule be opened inApril, 2077 at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIZW_sherman-receives-news-of-lees-surrender-in-smithfield_Smithfield-NC.html
In the early morning hours of April 12, 1865, two Union officers arrived here and delivered a telegram from General Ulysses S. Grant to General William T. Sherman, who was quartered in the Old Johnston County Courthouse, which stood on this site (…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9IQ_occupation-of-smithfield_Smithfield-NC.html
(Preface):The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the "March to the Sea." Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush Gen.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9IL_hastings-house_Smithfield-NC.html
(Preface):The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the "March to the Sea." Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush Gen.…
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Enroute from Goldsboroto Raleigh, Sherman'sarmy camped 1 mile eastand on April 12, 1865,celebrated the news ofLee's surrender.