North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-8
Battle Of South Mills. Confederates, on Apr. 19, 1862, repelled Union army here, prevented demolition of Dismal Swamp Canal locks three miles N.W.
NC 343 southeast of South Mills, NC, South Mills, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-63
Mc Bride Church. Methodist since 1792. Begun as Anglican c. 1733. Visited by bishops Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke. Building erected 1837; remodeled 1882. 2 1/2 mi. E.
US 17 Business and NC 343, South Mills, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-12
Dismal Swamp Canal. Connects Albemarle Sound with Chesapeake Bay. Begun 1790; in use by War of 1812.
SR 1243 (Old NC 343) at South Mills, NC, South Mills, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #P-28
Gun Shop And Forge. Iron works set up four mi. W. by Philip Sitton after 1804. Source for manufacture of rifles by Philip Gillespie. Both operated to 1860s.
NC 191/280 and SR 1338 (South Mills River Road) at Mills River, NC, South Mills, NC, United States