Mary L. Wyche

Historical marker location:

14 Nutbush Rd, Williamsboro, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 39 and Glebe Road (State Highway 1308), on the right when traveling south on State Highway 39.)

Marker installed: 2016

1856-1936.

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.