Fort Defiance

Historical marker location:

Lenoir, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Yadkin River Road (County Route 1560) and North Carolina Highway 268, on the right when traveling north on Yadkin River Road.)

Marker installed: 2007

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.