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Averasboro Civil War Battlefield Museum & Chicora Cemetery


category : Museums
The Battle of Averasboro was the first deliberate, tactical resistance to the infamous march of federal forces through Georgia and the Carolinas. Historic markers outline the events of the March 1865 military action which highlights Lebanon, a plantation home used as a Confederate Hospital and the Chicora Cemetery where the battle's dead are buried. Free.




Address:
I-95, Exit 71
Dunn, NC 28335
Phone: (910)891-8019

Come visit us in Dunn, North Carolina

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Old Bluff Church

The church was formed in 1758. James Campbell, the first minister, was from Pennsylvania. The church discontinued activity in 1921. Surrounded by historic cemetery and features hiking trails to the Cape Fear River. Part of the Civil War Battle took place

Dunn, NC Churches

Royal Inn of Dunn



Dunn, NC Businesses

The Campbell House

The homeplace of James Archibald Campbell, founder of Campbell University, was built in 1890 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Group tours by appointment only.

Dunn, NC Other Attractions

Ramada Inn



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General William C. Lee Airborne Museum

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Dunn, NC Museums

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