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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GRK_samson-l-faison_Faison-NC.html
Brigadier General, U.S. Army, in World War I. Decorated for helping break the Hindenburg Line. His birthplace is 350 yards northwest.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GRG_the-war-comes-to-warsaw_Warsaw-NC.html
During the war, the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad was part of a rail network that transported vital supplies north to Confederate forces in Virginia. Cutting that line became an important Union objective.
On July 5, 1863, Lt. Col. George W. Lewi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GR0_confederate-states-armory_Kenansville-NC.html
In April 1861, Louis Froelich, a Bavarian immigrant, began manufacturing uniform buttons in Wilmington for North Carolina soldiers. With Hungarian partner Col. Bela Estvan, Froelich operated his first arms factory for the Confederacy from November…
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Throughout the Civil War, North Carolina furnished much of the material that the Confederate armies needed to sustain field operations. Here in Kenansville, the Confederate States Army produced military supplies ranging from swords to knapsacks. B…
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Est. by Louis Froelich, 1861. Moved here, 1863. Produced sabers, lances, bayonets, cutlasses, and accessories until 1864.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11JR_james-kenan_Warsaw-NC.html
Revolutionary leader, member Provincial Congresses, conventions 1788, '89; militia brigadier general; trustee of University. Grave 2 mi. N.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11JQ_duplin-old-courthouse-site_Warsaw-NC.html
Erected 1754. Stood one mile north. Served until Sampson County was created from Duplin County in 1784.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQID_veterans-memorial_Warsaw-NC.html
Warsaw, N.C. is home to the oldest, continuous Veterans Day celebration in America. First held November 11, 1921
This WWII 155mm howitzer is placed in honor of all veterans who sacrificed for our freedom
Erected in remembrance by Duplin Coun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ1J_henry-l-stevens-jr_Warsaw-NC.html
Veterans leader. National Commander of American Legion, 1931-32; Superior Court judge, 1939-62. He lived 2 blocks north.