Thomas M. Holt

Historical marker location:

Haw River, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of NC Highway 49/Graham Road and Holt Street on NC Highway 49/Graham Road.)

Marker installed: 1953

During the Civil War, North Carolina was the second to last state to secede from the Union, doing so on May 20, 1861, and sending more soldiers to fight for the Confederacy than any other state.