#Harnett September 4
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In September 2025, many of us will be taking part in the 30-Day Monuments Coach4aday Challenge. Each day we will spotlight one of the nearly 50,000 National Monuments or Memorials across the United States. In addition, we’ll feature a wide range of other tributes—from statues honoring heroes and athletes to memorials recognizing outstanding citizens and many other categories. Today the post is on Cornelius HARNETT
If you’re driving through Wilmington, NC, and head up Market Street to its intersection with 4th Street, you’ll come across several monuments and memorials. Among them is one dedicated to Cornelius Harnett. That obelisk has been in place since 1907.
Cornelius Harnett Monument is shown below.
Monuments-30 Day Challenge Guidelines
As with previous challenges, participants are encouraged to adapt the guidelines to fit their own circumstances. If you can, commit to sharing something about a Monument in September
- Record something about a particular US Monument. Make sure you include the location and something about its significance. Try, if possible, to include a photo.
- Share with a challenge partner if you have one.
- Join the conversation by posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge
September 4-Cornelius Harnett
Cornelius Harnett was a Revolutionary-era politician from North Carolina who played a leading role in the colony’s resistance to British rule. He helped organize the Sons of Liberty in Wilmington and later served as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Captured by the British in 1781, he was imprisoned in poor conditions and died shortly after his release.
Cornelius Harnett was buried in St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1855, Harnett County was named in his honor.
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