Raft Swamp

Historical marker location:

Red Springs, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of East 4th Street (State Highway 211) and Old Lowery Road (County Road 1505) on East 4th Street.)

Marker installed: 1959

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.