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Road With A History Military Blighway
North Carolina’s historic military road near Raleigh carried news of New Orleans victory and Ghent peace in 1815. It later saw Confederate arming, a Raleigh powder plant run by Waterhouse and Bowes, and swift industry growth as Cannon and powder were produced for the war effort.
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Raleigh
War Department
New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Ghent
Belgium
General Sherman
Confederacy
United States
Washington
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Virginia
Norfolk Navy Yard
Harpers Ferry
Ellis
James Waterhouse
Michael Bowes
Tie
Richmond
England
Philadelphia
Confederate States
Bowes
Norfolk
Lee
Gettysburg
South