John Sprunt Hill

Historical marker location:

900 S Duke St, Durham, North Carolina

( Marker is on South Duke Street near West Cobb Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1987

1869-1961.

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.