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John W. Ellis

John W. Ellis is a North Carolina historical marker in Rowan County, dedicated 1938.

US 70/601 (West Innes Street) at Ellis Street in Salisbury

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Governor, 1859-61. A leader of the secession movement in N.C. Died July, 1861, aged 40. Home stands 1 1/2 blocks south.

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1829 · Tennessee (A. Finley, 1829) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1846 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1846) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1847 · Virginia (H. S. Tanner, 1847) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1861 · Map of southeastern portion of United States showing the location of battles in the Civil… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Map of southeastern portion of United States showing the location of battles in the Civil…, 1861, covering the location of John W. Ellis, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map of southeastern portion of United States showing the location of battles in the Civil…, 1861, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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John W. Ellis

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