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  • Monument Name

    Liberty Point Resolves Declaration of Independence, Fayetteville

  • Type

    Public Space

  • Subjects

    Revolutionary War

  • City

    Fayetteville

  • County

    Cumberland

  • Description

    A roughly-cut granite monument stands on what is left of Liberty Point in Fayetteville. Centered on the monument is a smooth surface onto which are carved the names of all those that signed the Liberty Point Resolves.

  • Inscription

    Front: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE JUNE 20, 1775 / ROBERT ROWAN / LEWIS BARGE / MAURICE NOWL / LEWIS POWELL / MARTIN LEONNARD / GEORGE FLETCHER / WALTER MURRAY / DAVID EVANS / JOHN ELWELL / BENJAMIN ELWELL / JOSEPH GREEN / ROBERT GREEN / ROBERT CARVER / THEOPHILUS EVANS / THOMAS MOODY / JOS DE LESPINE / ARTHUR COUNCH / JOHN OLIVER / CHARLES STEVENS / WILLIAM HERRIN / ROBERT VERNER / DAVID DUNN / SIMON BANDAY / JOHN JONES / ROBERT COUNCIL / SAMUEL CARVER / DAVID SHEPHERD / MICAJAH FARRELL / JOHN WILSON / JAMES EMMET / AARON VARDEY / JOHN PARKER / PHILIP HERRIN / JAMES GEF / WM. WHITE / JOSHUA HADLEY / WILLIAM BLCOKER / WM. CARVER / SAMUEL HOLLINGSWORTH / “WE STAND READY TO SACRIFICE OUR LIVES TO SECURE HER FREEDOM."

    Rear: JAMES DICK / JAMES PEARL / DANIEL DOUSE / GEORGE BARNS / THOMAS CABEEN / JOHN CLENDENIN / JOHN STEVENSON / WILLIAM BATHGATE / THOMAS REA / JAMES GILES / PETER MESSER / THOMAS WHITE / JAMES EDMUNDS / JOHN CARRAWAY / WILLIAM GILLESPY / ONESIPHOROUS WEST

  • Dedication Date

    1909

  • Decade

    1900s

  • Geographic Coordinates

    35.052110 , -78.876430

  • Supporting Sources

      "Liberty Point 'Declaration of Independence,'" Waymarking.com, (accessed February 14, 2011) Link

      "Liberty Point Resolves (Video)," Visit Fayetteville, (accessed June 20, 2012) Link

  • Public Site

    Yes

  • Materials & Techniques

    Granite

  • Subject Notes

    The Liberty Point Resolves, an early declaration of independence from England, was signed by 50 residents of Cumberland County in 1775. These men met at a tavern in Cross Creek to sign the document, vowing to "Go forth and be ready to sacrifice our lives and fortunes to secure the colony's freedom and safety."

  • Landscape

    The monument stands in a small park at the intersection of Person Street and Bow Street. The park is accessed through a gate on Person Street.

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