Charles H. Mebane

Historical marker location:

Newton, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Northwest Boulevard (Business U.S. 321) and West 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Northwest Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1970

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.