Gen. Walter E. Boomer

Historical marker location:

Rich Square, North Carolina

( Memorial is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 258) and Short Street (North Carolina Highway 1112), on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.)

U.S.M.C.

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.