Johnston County Courthouse (Smithfield, North Carolina)

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Historically, it was from this site that General Sherman announced to his Union troops that Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered and the Civil War was over weeks after the Battle of Bentonville and the taking of Goldsboro to the east.
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Coordinates:   35°30'39"N   78°20'50"W
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