Gov. Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace -- 911 Reems Creek Road Weaverville (NC) 2019
The Zebulon Baird Vance Birthplace is a historic site located in Weaverville (NC). The site is owned and operated by the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites.
Zebulon (1830 – 1894) was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and a Representative and later a Senator in the U.S. Congress.
A prolific writer, Vance became one of the most influential Southern leaders of the Civil War and postbellum periods. As a leader of the "New South", Vance favored the rapid modernization of the Southern economy, railroad expansion, school construction, and reconciliation with the North.
In September 1862, Vance won the NC gubernatorial election. In the Confederacy, Vance was a major proponent of individual rights and local self-government, often putting him at odds with the Confederate government of Jefferson Davis.
Source: Wikipedia
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Gov. Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace -- 911 Reems Creek Road Weaverville (NC) 2019
The Zebulon Baird Vance Birthplace is a historic site located in Weaverville (NC). The site is owned and operated by the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites.
Zebulon (1830 – 1894) was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, the 37th and 43rd Governor of North Carolina, and a Representative and later a Senator in the U.S. Congress.
A prolific writer, Vance became one of the most influential Southern leaders of the Civil War and postbellum periods. As a leader of the "New South", Vance favored the rapid modernization of the Southern economy, railroad expansion, school construction, and reconciliation with the North.
In September 1862, Vance won the NC gubernatorial election. In the Confederacy, Vance was a major proponent of individual rights and local self-government, often putting him at odds with the Confederate government of Jefferson Davis.
Source: Wikipedia
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