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"Fort Hamby"

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Commemorative Motor Route (super), North Carolina
Historical Marker Database · Michael C. Wilcox
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In May 1865, a fortified stronghold of a band of robbers and army deserters was captured by a force of citizens. It stood one mile north.
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North Carolina · United States

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