Historical Marker

Cross Creek

Historical marker location:
145 Person Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Bow Street and Person Street, on the left when traveling north on Bow Street.)
Marker installed: 1948

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.