Fort Williams

Historical marker location:

Plymouth, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Fort Williams Street and North Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling west on Fort Williams Street.)

Marker installed: 1961

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.