Alamance County
32 places on the trail: 31 highway markers, 1 battlefields and state sites.
People of Alamance County in Carolina Quotes
Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
- G-2BATTLE OF ALAMANCEMilitia under Governor William Tryon defeated Regulators on May 16, 1771. Six miles S.W.
- G-24BATTLE OF ALAMANCEThe militia under royal Governor Tryon defeated the Regulators at this point, May 16, 1771.
- GG-2BATTLE OF ALAMANCEOn May 16, 1771, North Carolina militia, commanded by Royal Governor William Tryon, defeated the Regulators on this site...
- G-69CANE CREEK MEETINGFirst Monthly Meeting of Friends in central North Carolina, 1751. Present building is on the original site.
- G-30HAWFIELDS CHURCHPresbyterian, founded about 1755, three miles N.E. Henry Patillo the first pastor. Present building erected 1852.
- G-128JOHN BUTLEROrange County sheriff in War of Regulation, 1770-1771; brigadier general, N.C. militia, 1777-84. Lived ¼ mi. N.
- G-76SNOW CAMPSettled by Quakers in 1749. Cornwallis camped in area after Battle of Guilford Courthouse and used home of Simon Dixon a...
- G-91SPRING FRIENDS MEETINGMeeting house by 1761; Meeting recognized, 1773; Preparative Meeting, 1779; & Monthly Meeting, 1793.
- G-60TRYON'S CAMPBefore and after the Battle of Alamance, the Militia of Governor William Tryon camped nearby, along Alamance Creek, May ...
Revolution and founding, 1775-1789
- G-54ALEXANDER MEBANEBrigadier general of North Carolina militia, member House of Commons, conventions 1788, 1789, and U.S. Congress. His hom...
- G-111BATTLE OF CLAPP'S MILLTroops led by Henry Lee ambushed British cavalry of Banastre Tarleton one mile north, Mar. 2, 1781. Americans retreated ...
- G-21LINDLEY'S MILLIn a battle on Sept. 13, 1781, John Butler's Whig militia failed to rescue Governor Thomas Burke from Col. David Fanning...
- G-22PYLE'S DEFEATTory militia going to join Cornwallis's army destroyed by Lee's Legion Feb. 1781 nearby on Col. Michael Holt's land.
The young state, 1790-1860
- G-82ALAMANCE COTTON MILLBuilt 1837 by E. M. Holt. Produced Alamance Plaid, the first factory-dyed cotton cloth south of the Potomac. Stood here.
- G-55ALEXANDER WILSONTeacher in Piedmont area from 1819 to 1867; operated own school in Alamance County, 1851-67. Home is 1 mile, grave is 3 ...
- G-36BINGHAM SCHOOLFounded as Mt. Repose by William Bingham ca. 1815; closed in 1827. Stood 1 1/2 mi. N. Later operated in Orange Co.
- G-13EARLY RAILROADSFirst public meeting to promote railroads in North Carolina, Aug. 1, 1828, was at Wm. Albright's home, which stood 4 mi....
- G-96GRAHAM COLLEGEEst. by the Christian Church, 1851, as Graham Institute; forerunner of Elon College. Burned in 1892. Stood 1 blk. west.
- G-89NORTH CAROLINA RAILROADCompany Shops built here in 1857 for maintenance and repair of the N.C. Railroad. Closed in 1866.
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
The New South, 1878-1929
- G-52ELON UNIVERSITYFounded as Elon College by the Christian Church in 1889. Coeducational. Burned in 1923; rebuilt 1923-26.
- G-58HENRY JEROME STOCKARDPoet, author of "Fugitive Lines" and other works; lifelong educator; president of Peace Institute, 1907-12. Home stood h...
- G-59THOMAS M. HOLTGovernor, 1891-93; cotton mill owner. Sponsor of railroad development and state aid to education. Home stood 350 yards S...
- G-134WHITE FURNITURE COMPANYFounded here in 1881 by David and William White. Furnishings were sold widely. Plant was rebuilt after fire in 1923.
Modern North Carolina, 1930 on
- G-95B. EVERETT JORDAN 1896-1974United States Senator, 1958-1973, and textile executive. Jordan Lake named for him, 1973. He lived 1 mile NE.
- G-126J. SPENCER LOVE 1896-1962Founder of Burlington Mills, 1924; success of rayon propelled world's largest textile company. "Pioneer Plant" 3/4 mi. S...
- G-81W. KERR SCOTTGovernor, 1949-1953; United States Senator, 1954-1958; N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture, 1937-1948. Birthplace is nearby...
Battlefields, sites and undated markers
- SiteALAMANCE BATTLEGROUND STATE HISTORIC SITEColonial history, Revolutionary War, military history.
- GG-1BATTLE OF ALAMANCE
- G-142OCCANEECHI INDIAN TRIBE
- G-34TRADING PATHColonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Caroli...
- G-35TRADING PATHColonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, ...