From North Carolina Historical Markers.
Otway Burns, privateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder. As a State Senator he fought for the Constitutional Convention of 1835. His home was three miles south.
Marker located at NC Highway 24, west of Swansboro, Onslow County./ Erected 1949.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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