North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-23
Burning Of Winton. A detachment of United States troops burned Winton on February 20, 1862. The first town in N.C. to be burned during the Civil War.
King Street in Winton, NC, Winton, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-58
Chowan Academy. Founded in 1886 for blacks by Calvin S. Brown, pastor, Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. Later a public school named for Brown.
Main Street in Winton, NC, Winton, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-77
Meherrin Town. Village of the Meherrin Indians, an Iroquoian tribe, inhabited circa 1685-1727. Was located on the Meherrin River 2 1/2 miles north.
US 158 at SR 1175 (Little Parker's Road) west of Winton, NC, Winton, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #A-81
Lemuel W. Boone 1827 1878. Baptist leader. In 1866 he organized first black Baptist association in N.C.; trustee, Shaw University. Grave 2 mi. SE.
US 13 at SR 1457 (Old US 13), Winton, NC, United States