HISTORICAL EVENTS
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Alfred Moore"Associate Justice United States Supreme Court, 1799 – 1804, officer in the Revolution, state Attorney General, Judge. Home was 18 3/4 mi. S." |
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Arthur Dobbs"Royal Governor 1754 – 65, author, member Irish Parliament, promoter of search for Northwest Passage, is buried at Saint Philips Church." |
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Fort Anderson"Large Confederate fort stands 13 mi. S. After a strong Union attack it was evacuated Feb. 18, 1865, resulting in the fall of Wilmington." |
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Orton"Fine colonial home. Built about 1725 by Roger Moore. Later Gov. Benjamin Smith's home. Stands 16 3/4 mi. south." |
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Robert Howe"Major General in the Revolution, commander of the American Army in the South., 1776 – 78. His home stood 17 miles S." |
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Spanish Attack"A Spanish expedition captured the town of Brunswick, 1748, during King George's War, but was soon driven away by the colonial militia." |
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Stamp Act"Resisted by armed band, Feb., 1766, at Brunswick, where royal governor Tryon lived. Site 18 3/4 mi. south." |