ALEXANDER DICKSON HOUSE (ORIGINAL LOCATION)
Site of Gen. Johnson's encampment in Hillsborough before the largest troop surrender of the Civil War
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- Mon, 10/17/2016 - 2:07pm by gary
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Dickson House, 1950s (Hillsborough, North Carolina General Development Plan, 1968-1988)
1950s
Outbuilding on original Dickson Farm, 1960s.
Plaque reads:
"General Johnston's Officer and Orderly Room
Here took place the discussions regarding terms of surrender by General Johnston, Confederate Secretary of War Breckinridge, Mr. Mallory, and Confederate Governor Vance. From here, General Johnston with his staff rode along the old Hillsboro-Durham Road April 27 to make his final surrender of his army to General Sherman."
The house was moved in 1982.
After move to downtown Hillsborough, 1982.
(Courtesy NCSU)
The original site is now a Wal-Mart. The restored house serves as the Hillsborough Visitor Center.
Approximate original location of the Alexander Dickson house, with historic "Civil War Trails" plaque in the foreground.
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