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id: "81457"
name: Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway
distance: "4.7"
description: Displaying the site of one of the last battles of the Civil War, the Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway allows travelers to follow the route of Civil War General William T. Sherman’s march through the Cape Fear River Valley.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/traffic-travel/scenic-byways/Documents/nc-scenic-byways-guidebook.pdf#page=182
    name: North Carolina Scenic Byways Program
  - url: https://www.visitnc.com/story/BqYv/explore-civil-war-battlefields-in-kinston-and-goldsboro
    name: North Carolina Travel Guide
designations:
  - North Carolina State Scenic Byway
states:
  - NC
ll:
  - -78.68868999999995
  - 35.22169900000006
bounds:
  - - -78.68868999999995
    - 35.22169900000006
  - - -78.6641239999999
    - 35.30899000000005

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The Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway allows travelers to follow the route of Civil War General William T. Sherman’s march through the Cape Fear River Valley. The byway also served as an important part of the early 1800s' plank road system and is dotted by small farms, patches of woodland, and historical markers that share the tale of the efforts of Southern troops to stop Sherman’s advance on the Averasboro community. View a re-creation of the original trench lines, visit the Chicora Civil War Cemetery and a restored slave cabin on the Smith Plantation, or spend some time exploring the Averasboro Battlefield Museum.