R.J.R. Labor Strikes

Historical marker location:

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of North Research Parkway and Power Plant Circle, on the left when traveling north on North Research Parkway.)

Marker installed: 2014

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.