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Josiah Collins, Sr., and partners drained part of 100,000-acre tract near Lake Phelps with 6-mile canal, completed 1788; mouth 2 mi. southeast.

First Bishop-elect of Episcopal Church in N.C., 1794. St. David's Church, erected 1803 at his expense, and his home are 1/2 mile southeast.

Continental Line officer. Wounded and captured at Germantown, Oct. 1777. Home, “Buncombe Hall,” stood one mile north.

Established 1735 over Albemarle Sound, succeeding Bells Ferry. Discontinued in 1938. Southern terminus was 3 miles northwest.

A founder of American theater, he worked as playwright and drama critic. Opened Daly’s Theater in New York, 1879. Born 300 ft. N.

Confederate General, famed for charge at Gettysburg. His grave is 8 miles south.

A Confederate ironclad commanded by James W. Cooke, helped recapture Plymouth. Was sunk 600 ft. N., Oct. 27, 1864.

Confederate troops led by Gen. Robert F. Hoke, aided by ram Albemarle, retook Union-occupied town, April 17-20, 1864.