Cabarrus County
22 places on the trail: 21 highway markers, 1 battlefields and state sites.
People of Cabarrus County in Carolina Quotes
Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
- L-13GRANVILLE GRANTFormed northern half of colony of North Carolina. Southern boundary surveyed to a point near here in the fall of 1746.
- L-77ROCKY RIVER CHURCHPresbyterian. Founded in early 1750s. Hugh McAden preached here 1755. First regular pastor, Alexander Craighead, 1758. P...
- L-76SAMUEL SUTHEREarly minister of German Reformed Church in N.C., 1768-1782. Preached at Coldwater Union Church which stood 500 yards N.
- L-72ST. JOHN'S CHURCHLutheran. Began ca. 1745 as Dutch Buffalo Creek Church. Adolph Nussman was first regular pastor, 1773. Building erected ...
The young state, 1790-1860
- L-74'MILL HILL'Early example of Greek Revival architecture in South. Built, circa 1821, by Jacob Stirewalt. House stands one mile south...
- L-82BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRISTBegan 1745 as Dutch Buffalo Creek Church. German Reformed & Lutheran, 1806-1875. Present structure, 1929, is 2 miles Eas...
- L-93ISRAEL PICKENS 1780-1827Congressman from N.C., 1811-1817. Moved to Alabama where he was governor, 1821-1825, & U.S. Senator. Born 2 mi. SW.
- L-65MOUNT PLEASANT COLLEGIATE INSTITUTELutheran junior college for men, 1903-33, on site of North Carolina College, 1853-1902. Two blocks north.
- L-8NATHANIEL ALEXANDER 1756-1808Governor, 1805-07. Was a surgeon in Revolutionary War; later Congressman. Birthplace was 3 mi. N.
- L-7REED GOLD MINEGold discovered there 1799. Many gold mines were later operated in this area. N.C. was the chief gold-mining state to 18...
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
The New South, 1878-1929
- L-52JAMES P. COOKLed founding of Stonewall Jackson Training School; state senator; est. The Daily Standard in 1890. Home was 1 block W.
- L-55JAMES W. CANNON 1852-1921Textile pioneer; founder of Cannon Mills, 1887, and Kannapolis, 1906; leading manufacturer of towels. Grave 2 mi. S.
- L-66MONT AMOENA SEMINARYLutheran school for girls, 1859-1927. The name is Latin for "Mt. Pleasant." Site is one block south.
- L-49STONEWALL JACKSON TRAINING SCHOOLState juvenile facility. Est. in 1909 to provide boys with educational and vocational training. Campus is 200 yds. W.
- L-50W. R. ODELLTextile manufacturer, State Senator, 1905-07. Friend of education. His home is 1 block W.
- L-91WARREN COLEMAN 1849-1904Founder of the nation's first textile factory owned and operated by blacks, 1897-1904. Mill building is 350 yds. N.
Modern North Carolina, 1930 on
Battlefields, sites and undated markers
- L-84RED HILLHome and tavern of John & Martin Pheifer. Gov. Wm. Tryon and President George Washington among guests. Stood 1 1/2 mi. W...
- SiteREED GOLD MINE STATE HISTORIC SITEGold mining, industry.
- L-33TRADING PATHColonial trading route started in 17th century; extended from southern Va. to land of Catawba & Waxhaw Indians in N.C. P...