African American Patriot soldier Zachariah Jacobs to be featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) — A free-born African American Patriot soldier soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

The marker commemorating the life and accomplishments of Zachariah Jacobs will be dedicated Thursday, March 26, at 10 a.m. The marker will be at 3rd St, and Grace St, in Wilmington…

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