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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UPP_james-e-o-hara-historical_Enfield-NC.html
Black political leader. Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1883-1887. Practiced law in
Enfield. Lived 1/10 mi. S.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MD5_plummer-bernard-young_Littleton-NC.html
Journalist. Publisher of Norfolk Journal & Guide, 1910-1962, leading black-owned newspaper in the South. Birthplace nearby.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MD4_ella-baker_Littleton-NC.html
Civil rights leader. She organized the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, April 1960, at Shaw University. Her childhood home ΒΌ mi. E.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C5Q_first-kraft-pulp-in-united-states_Roanoke-Rapids-NC.html
Was made here by the sulphate process using southern pine in 1909,by the Roanoke Rapids Paper Manufacturing Company.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C5P_ram-albemarle_Halifax-NC.html
The Confederate ironclad Albemarle was outfitted in Halifax with machinery and guns before sailing down river into action, 1864.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C5J_eden-church_Enfield-NC.html
Methodist. An active congregation by 1789. Present building, 1890-1900, is third on site.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C5G_bartholomew-f-moore_Whitakers-NC.html
Noted lawyer. Attorney general of N.C., 1848-51. Compiled Revised Code in 1854. Opposed secession. Born 7/10 mile west.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM181Z_weldon-railroads_Weldon-NC.html
When the Roanoke Navigation Canal opened in 1824, the terminus at "Welden's Orchard" soon replaced Halifax as the region's commercial trading hub.
The shallow-draft batteau coming downstream transferred their goods to larger commercial vessels …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM181U_rockfish-capital-of-the-world_Weldon-NC.html
The Myth of Rocky the Giant RockfishWhile doing research on the historic Weldon fish hatchery, I cam across a fishing story that was so unbelievable that I felt I had to share it with others. It starts on a crisp March morning 1904, with a slight …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM158X_halifax-runaway-ads_Halifax-NC.html
Halifax Newspapers, such as the Roanoke Advocate and Halifax Minerva, included runaway ads, which usually offered rewards for an escaped slave's return. Captured fugitives were often held in Halifax Jail and their owners were responsible for expen…