Person in the county’s record

Matt W. Ransom

“Confederate General, United States Senator, 1872-95, and Minister to Mexico. Home stands 800 yards south.”
State historical marker: E-10: Matt W. Ransom

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What it was and why it mattered

Historical marker E-10: Matt W. Ransom NC Highway Historical Marker Confederate General, United States Senator, 1872-95, and Minister to Mexico. Home stands 800 yards south.

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Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room in Hillsborough: books, maps, microfilm, family files, and staff who know the county

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Biographical history of North Carolina from colonial times to the present

Ashe, Samuel A · 1905

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