Historical Marker
John Watson House
Historical marker location:
128 Pet Burwell Rd, Warrenton, North Carolina
( Marker is on Pet Burwell Road (State Highway 1604) 0.1 miles west of U.S. 401, on the right when traveling west.)
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.