Historical Marker
Engagement at Whitehall
Historical marker location:
Seven Springs, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of West River Street and New Street, on the right when traveling west on West River Street.)
A Sharp Action. Foster's Raid.
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.