William Chronicle

Historical marker location:

40 Catawba Street, Belmont, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Catawba Street (State Highway 7) and Glenway Street, on the right when traveling east on Catawba Street.)

Marker installed: 1953

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.