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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GFY_scuffleton-bridge_Ayden-NC.html
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On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided Greenvi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C3U_fort-fisher-hero_Ayden-NC.html
A hero of the fight for Fort Fisher is buried here in the churchyard. Pvt. Christopher C. "Kit" Bland, Battery K, 2nd North Carolina Artillery, was serving at the fort, the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy," when Federal forces began their bombardmen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18ST_former-colleges_Ayden-NC.html
Two church-affiliated schools were once located in Ayden. Carolina Christian College, founded by Disciples of Christ and a predecessor of Barton College in Wilson, operated 4/10 mile northeast from 1893 to 1903. Free Will Baptists in 1896 founded…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1856_washingtons-southern-tour_Ayden-NC.html
President Washington spent the night, Apr. 19, 1791, at Shadrack Allen's Inn, which was 7 mi. E.