Lincoln County
24 places on the trail: 24 highway markers.
People of Lincoln County in Carolina Quotes
Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
Revolution and founding, 1775-1789
- L-22BATTLE OF COWAN'S FORDCornwallis, pursuing Greene, crossed the Catawba, 7 mi. w., after sharp fight, Feb. 1, 1781.
- O-3BATTLE OF RAMSOUR'S MILLPatriot militia led by Col. Francis Locke, on June 20, 1780, defeated Tories led by Maj. John Moore 400 yards west.
- O-45J. G. ARENDSNative German, pioneer teacher and minister, ordained 1775, first president of the N.C. Lutheran Synod, 1803. Grave a fe...
The young state, 1790-1860
- O-28ANDRE MICHAUXFrench botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, passed through Lincolnton, July 24, Sept. 11, 1794...
- O-60ANDREW LORETZMinister, 1786-1812, of German Reformed Church in the Carolinas. Home built in 1793. Located one-half mile south.
- O-14INGLESIDEHome built about 1817 by Daniel M. Forney, major in War of 1812, congressman, 1815-1818, legislator, and planter.
- O-9IRON WORKSMany iron mines and forges were operated within a radius of ten miles of this point between 1790 and 1880.
- O-33JAMES PINCKNEY HENDERSON 1808-1858First governor of Texas, 1846-47; U.S. Senator; officer, Mexican War. His birthplace here.
- O-58MACHPELAH CEMETERYPresbyterian, 1801. Graves include those of Alexander Brevard, Joseph & James Graham, and Robert Hall & Joseph Graham Mo...
- O-61PETER FORNEY 1756-1834Pioneer manufacturer of iron; Revolutionary War officer; Congressman, 1813-1815. Mt. Welcome, his home, was 3/4 mi. S.
- O-7SCHENCK-WARLICK MILLFirst cotton mill in N.C. Built prior to 1816 by Michael Schenck and Absalom Warlick. Mill stood one-half mile N.
- O-44STONEWALL JACKSONThomas J. Jackson, later a Confederate general, married Anna Morrison, July 16, 1857, in her home which stood 200 yds. E...
- O-41U. D. C. MEMORIAL HALLBuilding housed first the Pleasant Retreat Academy, chartered 1813. Later public library, museum. 1 block east.
- O-25WILLIAM A. GRAHAMGovernor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His birthpla...
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- O-49CATAWBA SPRINGSFashionable "watering place," a recreational and social center prior to 1861. The hotel stood five miles northeast.
- O-40CONFEDERATE LABORATORYUnder Dr. A.S. Piggott, manufactured medicine for Confederacy, 1863-65. Remains are 2 mi. S.
- O-12HIRAM R. REVELS 1822-1901First black to serve in Congress. Native of N.C. Mississippi senator, 1870-1871. Operated own barbershop here, 1840s.
- O-15ROBERT F. HOKE 1837-1912Major general, C.S.A. Promoted after victory at Battle of Plymouth. Led troops in Va. & N.C. Home stands 50 yards E.
- O-8STEPHEN D. RAMSEURWest Point graduate. A Confederate major general at 27; mortally wounded, Cedar Creek, Va. Grave 2 blocks N.
The New South, 1878-1929
- O-35CONNIE M. GUION 1882-1971Pioneer female physician. Gained national reputation from work at Cornell medical clinic, 1922-1970. Born 2/10 mile N.
- O-79MICHAEL HOKE 1874-1944Pioneer orthopedic surgeon; founded hospitals for crippled children; chief surgeon of Warm Springs (Ga.) Foundation. Bir...
- O-66WILLIAM A. HOKE 1851-1925Chief justice 1 year & assoc. justice 20 yrs., N.C. Supreme Court. Superior court judge 13 yrs. Birthplace stood here.