Topics Related to Warren County

Boyhood home of Bragg brothers, Thomas, governor, 1855-9; Braxton, Confederate general, and John, U.S. Congressman. One block east.

Governor, 1814-1817; state legislator and attorney general; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America. Lived three miles north.

Stood here. Chartered 1787, named Warrenton High School, 1898. Since 1923 a public school.

Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.

Famous health resort, social and recreational center, in nineteenth century. 4 1/2 miles southeast.

Formed 1764. Named for the Earl of Bute. Divided, 1779, into Warren and Franklin counties. Courthouse stood nearby.

Brigadier general in the Revolution. Commanded N.C. forces from 1781. A planter, he operated a tavern near here.

Journalist & politician was married in Emmanuel Church on July 5, 1836, to Mary Youngs Cheney.

Daughter of Robert E. Lee & Mary Custis Lee. Was buried 1/2 mile W. General Lee visited her grave in 1870.

Congressman, 1791-1815. Speaker of U.S. House, 1801-1807. Later U.S. Senator. His home site and grave, 4 miles NW.