1st NC Constitutional Convention, Hillsborough
The memorial consists of a granite lectern shaped block about one-foot high with a bronze plaque.
SITE OF FIRST NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION 1788 / WHICH REFUSED TO RATIFY THE UNITED STATES / CONSTITUTION; LATER RATIFIED AT SECOND / CONVENTION 1789 IN FAYETTEVILLE. / PLACED BY: ORANGE COUNTY CONSTITUTIONAL / BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE / JULY 23, 1988
Hillsborough Presbyterian Church
July 23, 1988
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Bronze, granite
Orange County Constitutional Bicentennial Committee
North Carolina delegates debated the U.S. Constitution between July 21 and August 4, 1788. They voted to delay ratification until the bill of rights was added. The following year while meeting in Fayetteville, with the bill of rights being added, the delegates voted for ratification.
The memorial is located at the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church near the entrance to the Old Town Cemetery. The street address is 102 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC.
The memorial is in a narrow side yard with a small tree and bushes outlined with a low rock retaining wall.
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