Colonial North Carolina, 1585-1774
240 highway markers.
Alamance County
- 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 ...
Alleghany County
Anson County
- K-22NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
- K-51ROCKY RIVER CHURCHMissionary Baptist. Began before 1772 as a branch of Little River Church; was independent by 1790. Present bldg. 3 mi. N...
Ashe County
- M-15NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
- M-16NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
Beaufort County
- B-48ALEXANDER STEWARTAnglican minister to N.C., 1753-71. Served parish of St. Thomas & as chaplain to Gov. Arthur Dobbs. Erected first glebe ...
- B-72AQUASCOGOCAlgonquian village; was in this vicinity. Burned, July 18, 1585, by Roanoke colonists in their first dispute with Indian...
- B-5CHRISTOPHER GALE ca. 1679-1735Chief Justice of colony of North Carolina, 1712. Lived nearby at "Kirby Grange," his plantation.
- B-47EDWARD TEACHNotorious pirate called "Blackbeard." Lived in Bath while Charles Eden was governor. Killed at Ocracoke, 1718.
- B-21FIRST POST ROADThe road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed ...
- B-6FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARYIn North Carolina was set up near this spot about 1700. Books sent from England by Rev. Thos. Bray.
- B-8GRANVILLE GRANTFormed northern half of colony of North Carolina. Its southern boundary was surveyed in 1743 to a point near here.
- B-63JOHN GARZIA ca. 1690-1744Anglican minister, born in Spain. Served parish, 1733-1744, in spite of difficulties inherent to life in colonial N.C.
- B-27MATTHEW ROWANActing governor, 1753-54. Councilor, assemblyman, and Surveyor-General. Merchant in the Irish trade. His home was here.
- B-62PORT OF BATHColony's first town, incorporated March 8, 1705. Home to first port of entry, 1716; exported naval stores.
- B-3ST. THOMAS CHURCHEpiscopal. Oldest church building in the state of North Carolina; was constructed in 1734.
- B-46TRINITY CHURCHEpiscopal. Was originally Blount’s Chapel. Built nearby ca. 1774 by Rev. Nathaniel Blount, who served until his death, 1...
Bertie County
Bladen County
Brunswick County
- D-14ARTHUR DOBBS 1689-1765Royal governor, 1754-65. Scholar, engineer, and member of Irish Parliament. Promoted immigration to colony. Grave 2 mi. ...
- D-79BOUNDARY HOUSECommissioners met here to run boundary in 1764. Popular stop for colonial travelers. Ruins used to est. present state li...
- D-54BRUNSWICKFounded c. 1725, long a principal port of N.C., site of Spanish attack, 1748, and of Stamp Act resistance, 1766. Later a...
- D-48CHARLES TOWNCenter of a colony from Barbados led by John Vassall, 1664. Abandoned by 1667. Was located 2 mi. E. on Town Creek.
- D-30FIRST POST ROADThe road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed ...
- D-11FORT JOHNSTONGov. Gabriel Johnston ordered construction of fort, 1745. Burned by defiant colonists, 1775. Rebuilt later. Only the off...
- D-73JOHN LaPIERREOrdained 1707; came to America 1708. Served in many churches in area as missionary of Society for the Propagation of the...
- D-89JOSIAH MARTINLast royal governor of North Carolina, 1771-75. Fearing capture, in June 1775 he sought refuge here. Fled offshore to HM...
- D-29NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
- D-3ORTONFine colonial home, built about 1725 by Roger Moore. Later Gov. Benjamin Smith's home. Stands 16-3/4 mi. south.
- D-53ORTON PLANTATIONHouse built c. 1725, subsequent additions. Home first of Roger Moore, later of Gov. Benjamin Smith, still later of James...
- D-82RUSSELLBOROUGHHome of royal governors Dobbs and Tryon. Site of Stamp Act resistance in 1765. Burned in American Revolution.
- D-16SPANISH ATTACKA Spanish expedition captured the town of Brunswick, 1748, during King George's War, but was soon driven away by the col...
- D-55ST. PHILIPS CHURCHAnglican, built under act of 1751. Graves of Governors Arthur Dobbs and Benjamin Smith and U.S. Justice Alfred Moore. Ru...
- D-4STAMP ACTArmed citizens led a protest in Feb. 1766 at Brunswick, seat of royal power, 2 mi. SE.
- D-110STEDE BONNET 1688-1718Barbadian planter turned pirate made N.C. his base, 1718. Captured in naval battle few mi. E. Hanged in Charleston.
Cabarrus County
- 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 ...
Camden County
- A-63McBRIDE CHURCHMethodist since 1792. Begun as Anglican c. 1733. Visited by bishops Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke. Building erected 183...
- A-88SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCHOldest Baptist church in N.C. Organized by Sept. 5, 1729, by Paul Palmer. The present chapel was erected here in 1849.
- A-42WILLIAM REEDActing governor, 1722-1724; president of the Provincial Council. His home stood 3/4 mile east.
Carteret County
- C-35CORE SOUND MEETINGQuaker center for more than 100 yrs. after 1733. Migration west was one cause of decline. Meeting house was 50 yards W.
- C-4OCRACOKE INLETOnce chief trade inlet of N.C. In 1718 pirate "Blackbeard" was killed near there, 17 mi. N.E., across Pamlico Sound.
- C-43OLD BURYING GROUNDDeeded to town, 1731, by Nathanael Taylor. Capt. Otway Burns of the War of 1812, Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers ar...
- C-86QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGEFlagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard. Ran aground and abandoned offshore, June 1718. Remains are 1 1/2 mi. SW.
- C-8SPANISH ATTACKSpanish force landed and captured Beaufort, 1747. Driven away a few days later by local troops.
Caswell County
Catawba County
Chatham County
- H-14GRANVILLE GRANTFormed northern half of colony of North Carolina. Southern boundary was surveyed to a point just south of here in 1746.
- H-73ROCKY RIVER CHURCHBaptist, organized about 1757. Used by Regulators for meetings after 1768. Stands 200 yards east.
- H-84ROCKY RIVER FRIENDS MEETINGEstablished under care of Cane Creek Meeting, 1753; a Monthly Meeting since 1908. Fourth building was constructed in 192...
Cherokee County
Chowan County
- A-55BARKER HOUSEHome of Thomas Barker, N.C. agent to England, and his wife Penelope, reputed leader of the Edenton "Tea Party," 1774. St...
- A-11CHOWAN COUNTY COURTHOUSEOldest courthouse in use in North Carolina. Built about 1767. Whig centre in Revolution. Stands 3 blocks S.E.
- A-22EDENTON TEA PARTYWomen in this town led by Penelope Barker in 1774 resolved to boycott British imports. Early and influential activism by...
- A-87EDWARD VAIL 1717-1777Colonial statesman and Brigadier General of the Edenton District militia. Member, N.C. Committee of Correspondence, 1768...
- A-25FIRST POST ROADThe road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed ...
- A-69FRANCIS CORBIN (d) 1767Granville agent, jurist, legislator. Provoked "Enfield Riot." Home, "the Cupola House," 2 blks. S.
- A-73HENDERSON WALKER c. 1660-1704Acting governor, 1699-1703; attorney general, judge, and vestryman. Grave is 75 feet west.
- A-27MACKEYS FERRYEstablished 1735 over Albemarle Sound, succeeding Bells Ferry. Discontinued in 1938. Northern terminus was four blocks s...
- A-1ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCHBuilt beginning in 1736 to serve first parish in N.C., est. by the 1701 Vestry Act. Succeeded two earlier buildings.
- A-53THOMAS CHILDAttorney-General of Colony, 1745-1761. Leader of faction which opposed Governor Dobbs. Secretary to Lord Granville. Home...
- A-46WEAPEMEOCThe principal town of the Weapemeoc Indians, visited by Ralph Lane and his colonists in 1585-1586, stood near present-da...
Cleveland County
Craven County
- C-10BARON CHRISTOPH VON GRAFFENRIEDWas a citizen of Bern, Switzerland. Led Swiss and Palatine immigrants to N.C. where he founded New Bern in 1710.
- C-42CHRIST CHURCHEpiscopal. Craven Parish created 1715. First Church erected 1750, this one in 1875. Communion service, given by George I...
- C-22FIRST POST ROADThe road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed ...
- C-3FIRST PRINTING PRESS IN N.C.Est. 1749 by James Davis who published the first book & newspaper in colony. Shop was nearby.
- C-50FIRST PROVINCIAL CONGRESSIn America to be called and held in defiance of British orders met in this town, Aug. 25-27, 1774, with 71 delegates pre...
- C-32FORT BARNWELLConstructed by Colonel John Barnwell of South Carolina in campaign against the Tuscarora Indians in April, 1712. Remains...
- C-61NEW BERN ACADEMYFirst school chartered in N.C. Assembly levied a tax for its support in 1766. Present building was completed in 1810.
- C-82SAMUEL CORNELL 1730-1781Merchant, Loyalist, and Governor’s Councilor. He financed construction of Tryon Palace & campaign against Regulators, 17...
- C-23STREETS FERRYEstablished near here before 1730 by Richard Graves. Named for later owner Samuel Street. Replaced by bridge, 1961.
- C-2TRYON PALACEHistoric Capitol and Governor's residence of N.C., 1770-1794. Burned 1798, and restored in 1952-1959. Open to the public...
Cumberland County
- I-54CAMPBELTONColonial river port, incorporated in 1762. Later merged with Cross Creek to form the town of Fayetteville.
- I-77CAPE FEAR BAPTIST CHURCHConstituted in 1756 as Particular Baptist. Stephen Hollingsworth, first minister. Present (1859) building 2 mi. E.
- I-59DUNN'S CREEK QUAKER MEETINGStarted about 1746; joined yearly meeting, 1760; discontinued about 1781. Site and cemetery are 2.5 miles S.E.
- I-1OLD BLUFF CHURCHPresbyterian. Organized in 1758 by Rev. James Campbell. Present building erected about 1858. N.W. 1 mi.
- I-52REV. JAMES CAMPBELLOne of early Presbyterian ministers in N.C., 1757-1780. Organized Bluff, Barbecue, and Longstreet churches. Grave is 8 m...
Currituck County
- A-15DIVIDING LINECommissioners drove the first stake for the Virginia-Carolina boundary, Mar. 18, 1728, three miles N.E., across Currituc...
- A-16DIVIDING LINEIn 1728 the Virginia-Carolina boundary was first surveyed from the Atlantic coast to a spot two hundred twenty miles wes...
- A-59JOSEPH PILMOORPioneer missionary. He preached first Methodist sermon in colony, 1772, at Currituck Courthouse, 300 ft. N. Church named...
- A-47YEOPIMReservation established for Yeopim Indians in 1704; sold after 1739. Northern boundary nearby; village was 2 miles S.E.
Dare County
- B-37COLINGTON ISLANDGranted to Sir John Colleton, Sept. 8, 1663. Colonized in 1665 by a company under Peter Carteret. Two miles W.
- B-69DASEMUNKEPEUCAlgonquian village at the time of Roanoke voyages. Home of leader, Wingina, slain by colonist, 1586. Abandoned in 1587, ...
- B-75JOACHIM GANSScientist; Jewish native of Prague. Led metallurgy experiments, 1585-86, at the first Roanoke colony near here. Part of ...
- B-60PORT FERDINANDORoanoke voyages, 1585-1590, based operations at inlet near here. Long closed, it was named for pilot Simon Fernandes.
Davidson County
Davie County
Duplin County
- F-4GROVE CHURCHPresbyterian. First church founded by Scotch-Irish who settled here about 1736.
- F-6HUGH McADENPresbyterian clergyman, lived nearby. Served Duplin and New Hanover congregations, 1759-1769. Moved to Caswell County wh...
- F-48ROCKFISH CHURCHPresbyterian. Organized about 1756. Served by Hugh McAden, Robert Tate, & others. Third building on site 10 yds. north.
- I-83WELLS CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCHEst. as Separate Baptist, 1756, called Bull Tail. In 1835 renamed for pastor William Wells. Present building completed 1...
- F-14WILLIAM HOUSTONStamp master of North Carolina, 1765, resigned during demonstration in Wilmington against the Stamp Act; a physician at ...
Edgecombe County
Forsyth County
- J-41BETHABARAFirst settlement by Moravians in North Carolina, 1753; known also as Old Town. Church erected 1788. Town is 1 mile N.E.
- J-106SALEM ACADEMY AND COLLEGEMoravian settlers in 1772 founded a school for girls, now a liberal arts college & academy. Campus is 1/2 mi. N.E.
- J-110WACHOVIA TRACTOn Dec. 27, 1752, survey for Moravian settlement began near here. Bishop August Spangenberg led frontier expedition that...
Gaston County
- O-20GOSHEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHEstablished in 1764. Rev. Humphrey Hunter, the first minister, arrived in 1796. Moved to present site, 2 mi. NW, in 1956...
- O-18NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
- O-29TRYON COUNTYFormed 1768, named for Governor William Tryon. Divided in 1779 into Lincoln and Rutherford Counties. Courthouse stood he...
Gates County
- A-31EARLY EXPLORATIONIn 1622 an expedition from Jamestown, Va., led by John Pory, explored the Chowan River area.
- A-24FIRST POST ROADThe road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed ...
- A-17GEORGE WASHINGTONOwned a tract of land nearby. He surveyed and formed a company to drain a part of the Dismal Swamp, 1763.
- A-35NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
Granville County
Greene County
Guilford County
- J-32ALAMANCE CHURCHPresbyterian, organized about 1764. Synod of North Carolina formed here, 1813. The present building erected 1955.
- J-33BUFFALO CHURCHPresbyterian, organized about 1756. Present building, the third, was erected in 1827. Revolutionary soldiers buried here...
- J-48CENTRE FRIENDS MEETINGWas begun in 1757 and organized as a Monthly Meeting in 1773. This is the fourth building on the original site.
- J-2DAVID CALDWELL 1725-1824Educator, minister, & orator for Patriot cause. His "Log College," a classical academy, stood 2 1/2 miles northwest.
- J-49DEEP RIVER FRIENDS MEETINGWas begun in 1753 and organized as a Monthly Meeting, 1778. Present building erected 1875.
- K-61JAMES HUNTERRegulator leader. Outlawed after Battle of Alamance, 1771. Nearby house was burned by Gov. Tryon's troops.
- J-61LOW'S LUTHERAN CHURCHCongregation organized ca. 1771; fourth church erected in 1971 on site of original log structure.
- J-75NEW GARDEN FRIENDS MEETINGMeeting for worship was begun in 1751; became a Monthly Meeting, 1754. Present bldg. is here.
- J-57OLD BRICK CHURCHOriginally German Reformed. Now United Church of Christ. Served in 1759 by James Martin. This church was begun in 1813 a...
- J-95SPRINGFIELD FRIENDS MEETINGEstablished in 1773 and organized as a Monthly Meeting, 1790. Building erected 1927 on original site is 1/2 mile east.
Halifax County
- E-67'ENFIELD RIOT'Here in 1759 Lord Granville's land agents were compelled to give bond to return illegal fees. This was a forerunner of R...
- E-94CALEDONIAState prison farm since 1892. Antebellum plantation owned by Johnston family. Name predates 1713. Two miles N.E.
- E-84CONOCONNARA CHAPELEstablished as Anglican 1747; James Moir first priest. Became Baptist 1783; inactive since 1933. Present building, 1849,...
- E-71KEHUKEE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCHFirst church, 1742, was 2 3/4 miles N.E. Second building is 200 feet E. Mother church of Kehukee Association begun 1765.
- E-8MASONIC LODGEChartered 1767. Building was erected in 1769. Joseph Montfort, "Grand Master of America," is buried there. 500 yds. E.
- E-50TRINITY CHURCHEpiscopal. Established about 1732. This building, the third, was erected in 1854, in part with brick from an older churc...
- E-69WHITAKER'S CHAPELOriginally Anglican, 1740; later Methodist. In 1828 first annual conference of Methodist Protestant Church met here. Thi...
Harnett County
Hertford County
Hyde County
- B-7GRANVILLE GRANTFormed northern half of colony of North Carolina. Survey of southern boundary began 28 1/2 miles east across sound, 1743...
- B-43LT. ROBERT MAYNARDOf the Royal Navy. Sent by Gov. Spotswood of Virginia, in the sloop "Ranger," killed the pirate Blackbeard off shore, 17...
- B-42MATTAMUSKEETLargest natural lake in N.C. Center of an Indian reservation, established 1715. Twice drained and farmed. Wildlife refug...
Iredell County
- M-22CENTRE CHURCHPresbyterian, organized in 1765. Synod of the Carolinas formed there, 1788. Present building, erected 1854, is 1/2 mi. W...
- M-1FORT DOBBSBuilt in 1756 by colony. Was garrisoned by North Carolina Provincials during French & Indian War, until 1762. Site 1 mi....
- M-46FOURTH CREEK MEETING HOUSEPresbyterian church was established ca. 1750; moved here in 1756. Served beginning 1778 by Rev. James Hall.
- M-21GRANVILLE GRANTFormed northern half of the colony of North Carolina. Its southern boundary was run to a point three miles east in the f...
Jackson County
Lenoir County
Lincoln County
Macon County
- Q-5CHEROKEE DEFEATIn the French and Indian War Col. Grant's force of whites, Chickasaws, and Catawbas defeated the Cherokee warriors near ...
- Q-6CHEROKEE VICTORYIn the French and Indian War, the Cherokees defeated a colonial and British force from N.Y. under Colonel Montgomery nea...
- Q-9NIKWASIThis mound marks site of old Cherokee town, Nikwasi. A council of Sir Alexander Cuming with the Indians here led to a tr...
- Q-36POTTERY CLAYWedgwood potteries, England, used several tons of clay taken in 1767 from a nearby pit by Thomas Griffiths, a South Caro...
Mecklenburg County
- L-111'WAR OF SUGAR CREEK'Backcountry settlers, in a dispute over property rights, attacked survey crew nearby, May 1765. Typified tensions that l...
- L-69CATAWBA INDIAN RESERVATIONBy survey of 1772 the Catawba Indian reservation boundary in S.C. was made the N.C.-S.C. boundary in this area.
- L-1HEZEKIAH ALEXANDER HOUSEStone dwelling, built ca. 1774, by Revolutionary leader, who helped draft state constitution, 1776. Stands 400 yards S.E...
- L-38NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
- L-92PHILADELPHIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHCongregation organized, 1770. David Barr, first pastor. Building, completed 1826, is 1/4 mi. E.
- L-107STEELE CREEK CHURCHThe Presbyterian congregation was organized before 1760 by Scots-Irish settlers. Robert Henry, the first permanent pasto...
Montgomery County
Moore County
Nash County
New Hanover County
- D-1CORNELIUS HARNETT 1723-1781Revolutionary statesman. Prominent in resistance to British rule and the creation of independent N.C. Home was 1/4 mi. N...
- D-22EARLY DRAWBRIDGEOne of the few drawbridges in the American colonies was built near here by Benjamin Heron about 1768. Destroyed by Briti...
- D-72JAMES HASELLActing governor, 1771; thrice Chief Justice, 1750-1766; President of the Council. Owned large library. Home 7 mi. S.E.
- D-90JAMES INNES ca. 1700-1759Commanded N.C. troops at Cartagena, 1740; led colonial forces, 1754-56, in French and Indian War. Grave 4 miles W.
- D-15JOHN BURGWIN 1731-1803Merchant, planter, and colonial official. Built this house, 1770-1771. His "Hermitage" estate was eight miles north.
- D-2OLD COURTHOUSEStood two blocks west. Here a stamp master, William Houston, was forced to resign, 1765, and safety committees met in 17...
- D-5ST. JAMES CHURCHBuilt 1839, near site of older church, begun about 1751. Graves of Cornelius Harnett and Thomas Godfrey.
- D-107ST. JOHN'S LODGEFirst Masonic lodge in North Carolina. Est. in 1754. Building erected 1804, used until 1825, is one block west.
Northampton County
Onslow County
- C-52COL. JOHN STARKEYFree school advocate, 1749; Southern District treasurer, 1750-1765; member of assembly for 25 years. Grave located at "T...
- C-28FIRST POST ROADThe road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed ...
- C-34RICHLANDS OF NEW RIVER CHAPELSite of three successive Protestant congregations: Anglican until about 1758; Baptist until 1877; and Disciples of Chris...
Orange County
- G-122HART'S MILLGrist mill. Site of key Regulator meeting, 1766, and skirmish in 1781 that boosted the Patriot cause. Stood 1/5 mile N.
- G-108JAMES HOGG 1729-1804Merchant. Left native Scotland, 1774. Partner in Transylvania Company; UNC trustee. Home 1/2 mi. E.; grave 2 blks. N.
- G-33OCCANEECHIVillage of Occaneechi Indians on the Great Trading Path. Inhabited ca. 1680-1710. Visited in 1701 by the explorer John L...
- G-84OLD ENO CHURCH AND CEMETERYPresbyterian. Served by Hugh McAden, 1755-65. Henry Pattillo was first pastor. Church moved to Cedar Grove in 1893. Ceme...
- G-23REGULATORS HANGEDAfter the Regulators were defeated at Alamance, May 16, 1771, six of their number were hanged, 1/4 mile east, June 19, 1...
- G-90ST. MARY'S CHAPELEstablished as Anglican chapel ca. 1759. Present building consecrated in 1859, stands 500 ft. N.
- G-136WILLIAM CHURTONCartographer. Surveyed Granville District. In 1749 extended N.C.-Va. boundary line 90 miles west. Lived nearby.
Pasquotank County
- A-21CULPEPER'S REBELLIONCulpeper and Durant led a revolt against British trade laws, seized the government 1677, 2 mi. SE.
- A-13FIRST ASSEMBLYIn 1665 the Albemarle County Assembly, the initial lawmaking body in Carolina, met in this area. Convened by Wm. Drummon...
- A-14FIRST SCHOOLCharles Griffin taught in this county the first known school in N.C. 1705-08.
- A-64NATHANIEL BATTS LAND GRANTOn Sept. 24, 1660, King Kiscutanewh sold Batts tract 3 1/2 mi. S.E. from the mouth of Pasquotank River to the "head of N...
Pender County
- D-46EDWARD MOSELEY ca. 1682-1749Published landmark map, 1733. Surveyor general; chief justice of General Court. Member of colonial Councils and Assembli...
- D-32GEORGE BURRINGTON ca. 1682-1759Colonial governor, 1724-1725, 1731-1734; opened lower Cape Fear region to settlement. His home was 3/4 mile east.
- D-63MAURICE MOORELeader in Tuscarora and S.C. Indian Wars. One of original Cape Fear settlers. Founded Brunswick, 1726. His plantation wa...
- D-7SAMUEL ASHE 1725-1813Governor, 1795-1798; one of the first three state judges; president, Council of Safety, 1776. His grave is 3 miles east.
- D-52SAMUEL SWANNSpeaker of assembly nearly 20 years, leader popular party, compiler first printed revisal of N.C. laws (1752). Home stoo...
- D-33STAG PARKNamed by Barbadian explorers, 1663. Home of Gov. George Burrington and Samuel Strudwick, colonial official. The house st...
- D-34WELSH TRACTAbout 1730 a group of Welsh from the colony of Pennsylvania settled in this area, between the Northeast and Cape Fear ri...
Perquimans County
- A-75ANN MARWOOD DURANTFirst woman known to have acted as attorney in an N.C. court, 1673. Appeared before Council in Perquimans Precinct.
- A-3GEORGE DURANT 1632-1694Pioneer settler in the Albemarle, about 1662. Speaker of Assembly. Site of home 20 miles east, at Durant's Neck.
- A-28JOHN HARVEYFive times speaker of colonial assembly, moderator of provincial congresses, 1774-1775, leader of Revolutionary movement...
- A-82OLD NECK FRIENDS MEETINGQuaker meeting was established by 1680. Site of Yearly Meeting, 1698-1785. Discontinued, 1797. Building was 1 mile S.E.
- A-79QUAKER ACTIVITYIn 1672 missionaries William Edmundson and George Fox, founder of Society of Friends in America, held religious meetings...
Pitt County
- F-23BLOUNT HALLBuilt before 1762 by Jacob Blount, member of Assembly, 1754-1762, 1764-1771, and of Provincial Congress, 1775-1776. Stoo...
- F-36CATECHNAFortified Indian town & site of the Tuscarora conspiracy of Sept., 1711. Capitulated, 1712, after a 10-day siege by Col....
- F-3JOHN LAWSONAuthor of "History of Carolina," explorer, and Surveyor-General, was executed Sept. 20, 1711, by Tuscarora Indians at Ca...
Polk County
- O-30NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
- O-38THE BLOCK HOUSEEarly landmark, western terminus of the 1772 boundary survey between N.C. and S.C. Stood 1/2 mile east.
- O-77TRYON MOUNTAINLandmark on Cherokee boundary, negotiated by Gov. William Tryon and Cherokee chiefs, 1767. Elevation 3,231 feet.
Randolph County
- K-62HERMAN HUSBAND 1724-1795Leader during War of the Regulation, 1768-1771; a reformer and pamphleteer. Later in Whiskey Rebellion in Pa. Lived near...
- K-64REDNAP HOWELL d. 1787Regulator leader & poet. He wrote satirical songs motivating opposition to abusive officials. Fought at Battle of Alaman...
- K-5SANDY CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHMother of Separate Baptist churches across the South. Founded by Shubal Stearns, 1755. His grave is two miles south.
Richmond County
- K-42CARTLEDGE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCHOriginally Dockery's Meeting House, about 1774. Baptist State Convention, 1833, voted here to found Wake Forest Institut...
- K-23NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINANORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote re...
- K-58PEE DEE MEETINGQuaker meeting organized, 1755. Westward migration led to decline by the 1840s. Cemetery located 1 1/2 mi. west.
Robeson County
Rockingham County
- J-25'LAND OF EDEN'Near here ran southern line of estate of Wm. Byrd, Virginia planter, author, and surveyor of Va.-N.C. boundary line, 172...
- J-7'LAND OF EDEN'20,000-acre estate of William Byrd, Virginia planter, author, surveyor of Va.-N.C. line, 1728. S.W. corner here.
- J-8SPEEDWELL CHURCHPresbyterian. Organized ca. 1759. James McCready first regular minister, 1793. Present building erected about 1844.
Rowan County
- L-61FRANCIS LOCKE 1722-1796Colonel of Whig force which routed Tories at Battle of Ramsour's Mill, June 20, 1780. Home stood nearby.
- L-21GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD ca. 1721-1805Militia general. He led expedition against the Cherokee, 1776. Colonial & state official. Lived nearby on Grant's Creek.
- L-71OLD ENGLISH CEMETERYCornwallis' men buried here in 1781. Granted to city in 1770 by British government. Grave of Gov. John W. Ellis is here.
- L-60OLD STONE HOUSEBuilt 1766 by Michael Braun. One of the few remaining Pennsylvania German stone houses in North Carolina. Stands 1/2 mil...
- L-79OLD STONE HOUSEHome of Michael Braun. Built 1766; restored 1966 by Rowan Museum, Inc. Family burial ground 100 yards South.
- L-44ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCHParish established in 1753. Present building constructed in 1828, stands one block west.
- L-10THYATIRA CHURCHPresbyterian. Founded by 1750. Present building completed in 1860. First permanent minister was Samuel McCorkle, who is ...
Rutherford County
Sampson County
Swain County
Transylvania County
Union County
Vance County
- G-118JOHN LEDERERPioneer German explorer traveled into Piedmont 1670 with Indian guide. Recorded observation of landscape & inhabitants. ...
- G-106NUTBUSH ADDRESSDocument issued June 6, 1765, protesting abuses by local officials. Later spurred the Regulator movement. Author, George...
- G-49ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCHParish established in 1746. Present building, completed in 1773, stands 200 yards W.