North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-79
Quaker Activity. In 1672 missionaries William Edmundson and George Fox, founder of Society of Friends in America, held religious meetings in this area.
US 17 Bypass at Perquimans River in Hertford, NC, Hertford, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-71
John Skinner 1760 1819. First U.S. marshal for District of N.C., 1790- 1794. Federalist member of conventions of 1788 & 1789. Lived 12 mi. SE.
US 17 Business at SR 1336 (Church Street), Hertford, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-28
John Harvey. Five times speaker of colonial assembly, moderator of provincial congresses, 1774-1775, leader of Revolutionary movement. Lived 11 mi. S.
US 17 Business, Hertford, NC, United States