West Point Truce Line

Historical marker location:

5101 North Roxboro Road, Durham, North Carolina

( Marker can be reached from North Roxboro Road (U.S. 501).)

Waiting, Looting, and Shooting. Carolinas Campaign.

North Carolina was the site of the first gold rush in the United States, in the early 1800s. The town of Charlotte was named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III of England.