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Caldwell County

5 places on the trail: 5 highway markers.

The Civil War (2)Exploration and settlement (2)Faith and congregations (2)Schools and colleges (2)The Revolution (1)Forts and the armed forces (1)

People of Caldwell County in Carolina Quotes

Kary MullisBorn in Lenoir

Revolution and founding, 1775-1789

N-1FORT DEFIANCEHome of William Lenoir, leader in Revolution & public affairs. Built 1788-92 and named for colonial fort on the site 4 1...

The young state, 1790-1860

N-24COLLETT LEVENTHORPEConfederate general, physician, author. Born in England, settled in North Carolina about 1847. Grave is 150 yds. north.
N-30DAVENPORT COLLEGEFor women; chartered 1859 by Methodist Episcopal Church, South; merged with Greensboro College, 1933. Two bldgs. stand 1...

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877