Historical Marker

First Motorized School Bus

Historical marker location:
507 Church Street, Oriental, North Carolina
( Marker is on Church Street east of Broad Street (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1970

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.