Cornwallis

Historical marker location:

12015 Boston Rd, Roxboro, North Carolina

( Marker is on Boston Road (U.S. 501) just north of Mayo Lake Road.)

Marker installed: 1975

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.