Cornelius Harnett

Historical marker location:

305 W. Cornelius Harnett Blvd., Lillington, North Carolina

( Marker is on West Cornelius Harnett Boulevard (U.S. 401) ½ mile west of North Main Street (State Highway 210), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2003

ca. 1723-1781.

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.