 About 1/2 mile east of town center along Red Bridge Road on the north side near the fire station is a monument to General Order No.11, the Civil War-era action that forced residents of this and adjoining counties to leave their farms immediately.The local area included the former Bannister Mall and other shopping centers and has seen a decline in the past few years, with most of the buildings vacant and the mall, once the largest in the region, torn down in 2009.