Captain Johnston Blakeley

Historical marker location:

Pittsboro, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 87 and East Perry Road/Chicken Bridge Road, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 87.)

Marker installed: 1937

The North Carolina State Capitol building in Raleigh was built in the Greek Revival style and completed in 1840. It is one of the oldest state capitol buildings in continuous use in the United States.