Large smelting furnace provided iron, 1862-65, to Confederacy. Reopened 1870 & ceased to operate 1896. Remains 1 1/2 mi. NE.
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On the morning of March 16, 1865, Taliaferro's division fell back to earthworks which crossed the road here.
Farquhard Smith's home was used as Confederate hospital during the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865.
Enroute from Goldsboro to Raleigh, Sherman's army camped 1 mile east and on April 12, 1865, celebrated the news of Lee's surrender.
Governors Aycock, Bragg, Fowle, Holden, Swain, and Worth, other notables and Confederates buried there. 3 blocks E.
Gen. H. W. Slocum, commanding the Union forces, located his headquarters in this field, March 16, 1865.
Congressman 1855-1861. President of Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. Was a Brigadier General, C.S.A. His home was here.
Operated at intervals, 1856-1929. Aided the Confederate war effort. Site of explosions, 1895 & 1900. Shaft 2 mi. N.
Site of Confederate hospital, U.S. Army barracks, Confederate Soldiers' Home, 1891-1938.
In the Governor's Palace April 24-27, 1865, Grant conferred with Sherman and approved new terms for surrender of Johnston's Confederate Army.