The young state, 1790-1860
363 highway markers.
Alamance County
- 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.
Anson County
- K-29CAROLINA FEMALE COLLEGE, 1850-67Established by local planters, later operated by Methodist Church. Building was 150 yds. W.
- K-6JOHN J. McRAE 1815-1868Governor of Mississippi, 1854-1857. Member, U.S. Senate and House; Confederate congressman. Born 5 miles southeast.
- K-57RALF FREEMANFree black served as a Baptist pastor at Rocky River Church until law in 1831 barred blacks from public preaching. Burie...
- K-7SNEEDSBOROUGHLaid out 1795. Promoted as inland port town on Pee Dee River by Archibald D. Murphey. Only graveyard remains, five miles...
Ashe County
Avery County
- N-22ANDRE MICHAUXFrench botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Grandfather Mountain, August, 1794.
- N-18ASA GRAYAmerican botanist and Harvard professor. In July, 1841, investigated flora of this region. He visited Grandfather Mounta...
- N-6CRANBERRY MINESIron ore deposits near here were mined from ca. 1826 until 1930. Supplied iron to the Confederacy.
Beaufort County
- B-25JOHN F. TOMPKINSAgricultural reformer, a founder of the State Fair, published and edited the "Farmer's Journal," 1852-53, in Bath. This ...
- B-51JOHN GRAY BLOUNT 1752-1833Merchant & land speculator. Shipping interests across eastern N.C.; also invested in western N.C. land. Home stood here.
- B-59ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCHThe first Roman Catholic church in North Carolina. Consecrated, 1829. Burned by Federal troops, 1864. Stood one block ea...
- B-73TRINITY SCHOOLEpiscopal boys school founded 1851 by Rev. N. Collin Hughes. Many students joined ministry. Closed 1908. Stood here.
Bertie County
- A-49'SCOTCH HALL'Plantation setting for the novel "Bertie" by George R. Throop (1851), tutor in the family of Geo. W. Capehart. House bui...
- A-74'WINDSOR CASTLE'Built 1858 by Patrick H. Winston, Jr. Birthplace of sons George T., educator; Francis D., lt. gov., 1905-1909; & Robert ...
- A-7DAVID STONEGovernor, 1808-10; U.S. Senator; Congressman. "Hope," his home, stands 4 miles northwest.
Bladen County
Brunswick County
- D-25ALFRED MOOREAssociate justice U.S. Supreme Court, 1799-1804. Continental Line & militia officer; attorney general. Grave 2 mi. SE.
- D-66BALD HEAD LIGHTHOUSEOriginal lighthouse was erected in 1794. Present tower, "Old Baldy," built in 1817. Used until 1935. Stands 3 miles sout...
- D-85BENJAMIN SMITH 1756-1826Governor, 1810-1811, legislator, soldier, benefactor of UNC. His plantation, "Belvedere," was 6 miles northeast.
- D-8FORT CASWELLBuilt by U.S. Army, 1826. Seized by N.C. militia in 1861. Vital Confederate coastal defense until it was abandoned in 18...
- D-70WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington, on April 27, 1791, was a guest at the home of William Gause, Jr., which stood four miles south.
Buncombe County
- P-21ANDRE MICHAUXFrench botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Black Mountains, August, 1794.
- P-77BUNCOMBE TURNPIKEOpened up western N.C. Built, 1824-28; the 75-mi. long route from S.C. line to Tenn. line, used by settlers & livestock ...
- P-5DAVID L. SWAINGovernor and political leader. President of the University of North Carolina, 1835-1868. Was born three miles E.
- P-33FRANCIS ASBURYBishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1784-1816, often visited and preached at the home of Daniel Killian which was ...
- P-49JOSEPH LANETerritorial Governor of Oregon, 1848-50, Vice-Presidential candidate, 1860, U.S. Senator, major general in Mexican War. ...
- P-18NEWTON ACADEMYEstablished before 1793 as Union Hill Academy. Named for Rev. George Newton. Present Newton Academy School is 4th buildi...
- P-60SHERRILL'S INNEst. by Bedford Sherrill, 1834. Served travelers crossing Hickory Nut Gap until 1909. Stands 300 yards south.
Burke County
- N-21ANDRE MICHAUXFrench botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina. Spent nights of Sept. 8, 1794, and May 2, 1795, at...
- N-34BURKE COURTHOUSEBuilt of local cut stone, ca. 1835, by James Binnie. August terms of State Supreme Court held here, 1847-61. Raided by U...
- N-29RUTHERFORD COLLEGEEvolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R. L. Abernethy. Operated 1900-1933 by Methodist Church. Closed 1935. The ...
Cabarrus County
- 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...
Caldwell County
Camden County
Carteret County
- C-24CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSEConstructed, 1857-1859, to replace the original 1812 tower. The present lighthouse, standing 150 feet tall, is 4 miles S...
- C-9FORT MACONBuilt 1826-34 to protect Beaufort Inlet. Replaced Fort Hampton. State park. 5 1/2 miles southeast.
- CCC-1FORT MACONBuilt by U.S. Corps of Engineers, 1826-34. Good example of brick fort. Seized by Confederates, April 14, 1861. Scene of ...
- C-83JACOB HENRY ca. 1775-1847First Jewish member of N.C. legislature, 1808. Delivered a landmark address on religious freedom. Lived here.
Caswell County
- G-104ARCHIBALD DEBOW MURPHEY ca. 1777-1832Advocate of improved schools, roads, canals. Jurist, teacher, legislator. Born 7/10 mi. S.
- G-18BARTLETT YANCEYCongressman. A State legislator and political leader. Died in 1828 at the age of 42. His home and grave are here.
- G-8BEDFORD BROWNU.S. Senator, 1829-1840; legislator; and staunch Unionist. Lived at "Rose Hill," located here.
- G-5BRIGHT LEAF TOBACCOIn 1850s on a farm in this area Abisha Slade perfected a process for curing yellow tobacco. His slave Stephen discovered...
- G-43CALVIN GRAVES 1804-1877Speaker of the N.C. House and Senate. He cast deciding vote for North Carolina Railroad, 1849. He lived here.
- G-71JACOB THOMPSONSecretary of Interior, 1857-1861, Confederate secret agent in Canada, U.S. Representative from Mississippi. Birthplace s...
- G-12ROMULUS M. SAUNDERS 1791-1867Was Minister to Spain, 1845-49; congressman, judge, and legislator. Lived 1/10 mile north.
- G-61SOLOMON LEA 1807-1897First president, Greensboro College, 1846-47. Led Somerville Female Institute, 1848-1892. He lived 100 yards N.
- G-93THOMAS DAY ca. 1801-1861Free black cabinetmaker in Milton, 1824-1861. Home and shop located here in the old Union Tavern, 1848-1858.
- G-110WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURGeorge Washington's last overnight stop in N.C., June 3, 1791, was at the home of Dudley Gatewood, which stood 1 mi. N.E...
Catawba County
- O-51CATAWBA COLLEGECoeducational, liberal arts. Affiliated with Evangelical & Reformed Church. Opened 1/2 mi. N., 1851. Moved to Salisbury,...
- O-55GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCHOrganized before 1797 by German settlers from Pennsylvania. Present building, erected 1950, stands 2 1/2 miles south.
- O-23HOKE SMITHSecretary of Interior, 1893-1896, Governor of Georgia, United States Senator, was born, 1855 at Catawba College, then lo...
- O-68M. L. McCORKLE 1817-1899Superior Court judge; a founder of Catawba College; state senator & Confederate colonel. His home stood here.
- O-64ST. JOHN'S CHURCHLutheran. Organized prior to 1798. J. G. Arends was first pastor. Building, the fourth on site, is 1/4 mile east.
Chatham County
- H-72ABRAHAM RENCHERCongressman; Minister to Portugal; Governor of the Territory of New Mexico, 1857-1861; poet and essayist. Buried two blo...
- H-10CAPTAIN JOHNSTON BLAKELEYAfter many victories, War of 1812, was lost at sea with his sloop Wasp. Lived at "Rockrest," 3 miles east.
- H-16CHARLES MANLYGovernor, 1849-51. Whig Party leader. His law office, relocated & restored, stands 70 yds. N.
- H-108GEORGE MOSES HORTONSlave poet. His The Hope of Liberty (1829) was first book by a black author in South. Lived on farm 2 mi. SE.
- H-12JOHN OWEN 1787-1841Governor, 1828-1830; state legislator; and Whig party leader. His grave is 400 yards W.
- H-78O'KELLY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN CHURCHOrganized, 1794, by Jas. O'Kelly, founder of the denomination. Present building fourth on site.
Cherokee County
Chowan County
- A-72HARRIET JACOBS c. 1813-1897Fugitive slave, writer, & abolitionist. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) depicts her early life. Lived in Ed...
- A-5JAMES IREDELL 1751-1799Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99. Attorney General of N.C. during Revolution. Home stands 200 ft. east.
- A-50JAMES IREDELL, JR. 1788-1853Governor, 1827-28; U.S. Senator; and legislator. Compiler of revisal of N.C. laws. His home two blocks south; grave at H...
Cleveland County
Columbus County
Craven County
- C-80ANDREW'S CHAPELEst. 1802 to serve all local Methodists. After 1864 mother church for the A.M.E. Zion faith, it became St. Peter’s, 1879...
- C-14GEORGE E. BADGERSecretary of the Navy, 1841; United States Senator, 1846-55; judge of the superior court; staunch nationalist. Birthplac...
- C-39POLITICAL DUELJohn Stanly killed Richard Dobbs Spaight, former governor of North Carolina, in a duel near this spot, September 5, 1802...
- C-7RICHARD DOBBS SPAIGHTA signer of the U.S. Constitution; governor, 1792-95. R. D. Spaight, Jr., governor, 1835-36. Graves two miles S.W.
- C-67USRC DILIGENCEU.S. Revenue Cutter built in N.C., 1791. Ship was commissioned in 1792 by Revenue Marine (now U.S. Coast Guard), 1/4 mi....
- C-17WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington, on April 20, 1791, was a guest at the home of Col. John Allen, which was 5 mi. E.
- C-19WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington visited in the Stanly home two nights, April 20-21, 1791.
- C-6WILLIAM GASTON 1778-1844Justice of N.C. Supreme Court, 1833-44; lawmaker. An advocate for state's Catholics. Wrote state song, "The Old North St...
Cumberland County
- I-80BANK OF THE UNITED STATESSecond national bank opened branch in 1818 in Fayetteville. Bank operated, 1820-35, in house one block east.
- I-28FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOrganized in 1800. The original building, begun in 1816, rebuilt on same walls after fire of 1831, stands one block east...
- I-62HENRY EVANSFree black cobbler & minister. Built first Methodist church in Fayetteville. Died 1810. Buried 2 blocks north.
- I-4JAMES C. DOBBINSecretary of United States Navy, 1853-57. Helped found State Hospital for Insane. Home one block north.
- I-79JOHN ENGLAND 1786-1842Bishop of Charleston. He organized Roman Catholics in N.C. at Fayetteville Convention, & consecrated St. Patrick Church,...
- I-88LEWIS LEARY 1835-1859Free black abolitionist & conspirator in 1859 with John Brown in attack on U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Killed in assa...
- I-89OMAR IBN SAID ca. 1770-1863Muslim slave & scholar. African-born, he penned autobiography in Arabic, 1831. Lived in Bladen County and worshipped wit...
- I-21PLANK ROADSFayetteville was the focal point for five plank roads, chartered 1849-52. The longest was built to Bethania, 129 miles n...
- I-26ROBERT STRANGEU.S. Senator, 1836-40; author of "Eoneguski, or Cherokee Chief," first novel about North Carolina (1839). Home and grave...
- I-92ROCKFISH FACTORYLargest textile mill in antebellum N.C. Opened 1839 by Charles Peter Mallett. Destroyed 1865 by Sherman's army. It stood...
- I-61THE FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVEROldest N.C. newspaper still being published. Begun 1816 as weekly; daily since 1896. E. J. Hale, editor, 1824-1865.
- I-2U.S. ARSENALAuthorized by Congress, 1836. Taken over by Confederacy, 1861. Destroyed March 1865, by Sherman. Ruins stand 2 blocks S....
- I-65WARREN WINSLOW 1810-1862Acting Governor, 1854; Congressman, 1855-1861. Negotiated surrender of local U.S. arsenal in 1861. Grave 40 yds. SE.
Currituck County
Dare County
Davidson County
- K-35JOHN W. THOMAS 1800-1871Founder of Thomasville. As legislator led fight for N.C. Railroad; friend of education. His home, Cedar Lodge, was nearb...
- K-44OLD DAVIDSON COUNTY COURTHOUSECompleted 1858. Interior was burned, 1865, rebuilt ca. 1867. Fine example of Classical Revival style.
- K-56WM. RAINEY HOLT 1798-1868Physician. Advocate of scientific agriculture. His plantation "Linwood" was 6 miles southwest. Built home here, 1834.
- K-24YADKIN COLLEGEA Methodist Protestant institution. Opened in 1856, made co-educational in 1878, closed in 1924. Building stands 1 mi. N...
Davie County
Duplin County
Durham County
Edgecombe County
- E-123STATE v. WILLLandmark N.C. Supreme Court case, 1834, gave protection to slaves who killed in self-defense. Will was a slave on the Ba...
- E-41W. D. PENDERConfederate major general; graduate of U.S. Military Academy, 1854. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg, age 29. Grave is 4 b...
- E-24WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington spent the night, April 18, 1791, in the town of Tarboro.
Forsyth County
- J-71NISSEN WAGON WORKSBegun in 1834 by John Nissen. By 1919, fifty wagons a day were produced. Sold in 1925. Was located here.
- J-23PLANK ROADThe western terminus of the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road, 129 miles in length, longest in North Carolina, built 1...
- J-50WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYFounded 1834 in Wake County by N.C. Baptist Convention. Moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.
- J-97WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington spent night of May 31, 1791, at the tavern in Salem. 1/2 mile north.
Gaston County
Graham County
Granville County
- G-27HORNER SCHOOLAcademy for boys est. 1851 by James Horner, here. Was later military school. After 1914 fire it moved to Charlotte.
- G-56NATH'L ROCHESTER 1752-1831Officer in Revolution. Member, N.C. Provincial Congress & legislature. Founded Rochester, N.Y., 1811. Home was nearby.
- G-45OXFORD FEMALE COLLEGEOpened 1851 by Baptists, operated by individuals after 1857. Franklin P. Hobgood, president, 1880-1924. School closed 19...
- G-7OXFORD ORPHANAGEOpened by Masons, 1873, with John H. Mills first head, in plant of St. Johns College, which they had operated, 1858-1861...
Guilford County
- J-19BEARD'S HAT SHOPWilliam Beard made & sold hats at his well-known shop, established before 1795 and later operated by his son David. Site...
- J-5CALVIN H. WILEY 1819-1887First Superintendent of N.C. Common Schools, 1853-1865. Author, editor. Born 1 1/2 miles northeast.
- J-6DOLLEY MADISON 1768-1849Hostess and social leader. Wife of President James Madison. Saved artifacts from White House fire, 1814. Born 1 1/2 mile...
- J-34EDGEWORTH FEMALE SEMINARYEstablished by John M. Morehead, operated, 1840-1862, 1868-1871. Building, burned in 1872, stood at this site.
- J-99FRIEDENS CHURCHLutheran. Congregation organized before 1791; church shared with other denominations until the 1850s. This bldg., 1940.
- J-11GREENSBORO COLLEGEFirst college chartered for women in North Carolina, 1838. Founded by Methodist Church.
- J-35GUILFORD COLLEGEA coeducational college operated by the Society of Friends. Chartered as New Garden Boarding School in 1834. Opened in 1...
- J-4JOHN MOTLEY MOREHEAD 1796-1866Governor, 1841-45. An advocate for railroads & industrial development. Lived at Blandwood.
- J-46LEVI COFFIN 1798-1877A Quaker abolitionist; guided slaves on paths to freedom as leader of Underground Railroad. Was born ca. 4 mi. N.
- J-104MOUNT HECLA MILLFirst steam-powered cotton mill in N.C. Operated ca. 1834-50 in large brick building that stood 2 blocks N.
- J-103N.C. MANUMISSION SOCIETYAntislavery organization formed by Quakers in central N.C. First met at Centre, July 1816. Disbanded in 1834.
- J-102NORTH CAROLINA RAILROADOpened interior of N.C. The ground-breaking took place nearby, July 11, 1851. First president, John Motley Morehead.
- J-36OAK RIDGE INSTITUTEFirst building erected 1851-52. Opened during academic year 1852-53. Since 1929 Oak Ridge Military Institute.
- J-24PLANK ROADA section of the Fayetteville-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-1854, followed this route.
Halifax County
- E-80ANDREW JOYNER 1786-1856Lt. Col. in War of 1812; state senator, 1835-52; pres. Roanoke Navigation Co. & Weldon & Portsmouth R.R. Grave is 2 blks...
- E-104BARTHOLOMEW F. MOORENoted lawyer. Attorney general of N.C., 1848-51. Compiled Revised Code in 1854. Opposed secession. Born 7/10 mile west.
- E-68EAGLE TAVERNBuilt in 1790s. Banquet for Lafayette held on February 27, 1825 when tavern was on original site 900 ft. northeast.
- E-32FIRST RAILROADThe first railroad in the State was completed in 1833 from Petersburg, Va., to Blakely, on the Roanoke River, a short di...
- E-79HENRY B. BRADFORD 1761-1833Early Methodist Protestant minister; educator; and soldier in the Revolution. Founded Bradford's Church on this site cir...
- E-39HUTCHINS G. BURTON ca. 1774-1836Governor, 1824-1827; Attorney General of N.C.; Congressman. His home was 400 yds. W.
- E-16JOHN BRANCHGovernor of N.C., 1817-20, and of the Florida Territory, Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Senator. Home was four blocks, grav...
- E-99JOHN H. EATON 1790-1856Secretary of War under Andrew Jackson; U.S. Senator from Tenn.; Fla. governor; U.S. minister to Spain. Born here.
- E-22RALEIGH AND GASTON RAILROADChartered 1835, completed 1840. Gaston, its terminal town, now extinct, was 3 mi. N.E.
- E-34ROANOKE CANALCanal and locks completed around river rapids, 1834. Highway crosses canal route here. A lock is 200 feet south.
- E-35ROANOKE CANALCanal and locks around river rapids completed 1834 by Roanoke Navigation Company. Highway crosses route of canal at this...
- E-92SIDNEY WELLER 1791-1854Agricultural reformer & nurseryman. Introduced "American System" of grape culture. His Medoc Vineyard was 1 mi. E.
- E-25WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington was a visitor in the town of Halifax, on April 16-17, 1791.
- E-4WILLIAM R. DAVIE 1756-1820A militia officer during the Revolution; governor, 1798-99; envoy to France; “father” of University of N.C. Lived in thi...
- E-23WILMINGTON AND WELDON RAILROADLongest railroad in the world when completed in 1840. Length 161 1/2 mi. Terminus was nearby.
Harnett County
Haywood County
- P-50'CATALOOCHEE TRAIL'An old Indian path across mountains used by early settlers and in 1810 by Bishop Asbury. Trail passed nearby.
- P-51'CATALOOCHEE TRAIL'Indian path across the mountains used by early settlers and in 1810 by Bishop Francis Asbury. Trail passed nearby.
- P-81ARNOLD GUYOT 1807-1884Geographer who measured elevations at sites in western N.C., 1856-1860, including Hominy Creek Gap near here & Mt. Guyot...
- P-26FELIX WALKERRevolutionary officer, member Congress, 1817-23, where, in "talking for Buncombe" (County), he gave new meaning to the w...
- P-19MORNING STAR CHURCHOrganized by German Lutherans about 1825; Methodist since 1866. Is 2 1/2 miles south.
Henderson County
- P-1CALVARY CHURCH EPISCOPALBuilt 1859. Grave of "Bill" Nye. Memorials to many famous southerners.
- P-20FRENCH BROAD BAPTIST CHURCHOrganized before 1792. Present building is here. First building stood 1 mile south.
- P-28GUN SHOP AND FORGEIron works set up four mi. W. by Philip Sitton after 1804. Source for manufacture of rifles by Philip Gillespie. Both op...
- P-62SHAWS CREEK CHURCH AND CAMP GROUNDSMethodist. Congregation was organized at a camp meeting ca. 1810, on land donated by James Johnson. Church, 1905, is .3 ...
- P-31ST. JOHN IN THE WILDERNESSEpiscopal Church, built 1833-34 as a private chapel. Given to Diocese of North Carolina, 1836. Enlarged in 1852.
- P-25VANCE-CARSON DUELOn Nov. 5, 1827, Robert B. Vance, former N.C. Congressman, was fatally wounded in a duel by Samuel P. Carson, his succes...
Hertford County
- A-19CHOWAN UNIVERSITYOpened 1848 as Chowan Baptist Female Institute. Became four-year college, 1992. A university since 2006. Two blocks sout...
- A-18JOHN H. WHEELERHistorian, legislator, superintendent U.S. Mint at Charlotte, state treasurer, minister to Nicaragua, born 1806 in brick...
- A-65LAFAYETTEOn his American tour Lafayette spent night of Feb. 26, 1825, at Indian Queen Inn which stood two blocks north.
- A-20MURFREE HOUSEHome of William Hardy Murfree, member of U.S. Congress, 1813-1817; N.C. House, 1805 & 1812; presidential elector, 1812. ...
- A-26RICHARD GATLING 1818-1903Patented rapid-firing Gatling Gun, 1862. Also invented a variety of agricultural implements. Birthplace was 2/10 mi. N.
- A-68WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGEFounded with Methodist support in 1853. Burned, 1877. Rebuilt 1881 and burned again in 1893. Site was 1 block south.
Hoke County
Hyde County
- B-19BRITISH INVASIONA British force under Admiral Cockburn occupied Portsmouth and Ocracoke, July 12-16, 1813. S.E. 30 miles across Pamlico ...
- B-55OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSEOldest N.C. lighthouse still in service. Erected 1823 to serve Ocracoke Inlet trade. 75 ft. tall. Located 1/4 mile S.W.
- B-70USRC MERCURYU.S. Revenue Cutter in War of 1812. Patrolled Ocracoke Inlet. Escaped British ships offshore, 1813, to deliver warning o...
Iredell County
Jackson County
Jones County
Lee County
- H-51BUFFALO CHURCHPresbyterian. Founded in 1797 by Scottish Highlanders. Present building, the fourth, erected 1880, stands on original si...
- H-44PLANK ROADThe Cameron-to-Gulf branch (built in 1853) of the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road passed near this spot.
- K-25PLANK ROADThe route of the old Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54, crosses the highway ne...
Lenoir County
Lincoln County
- 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...
Macon County
Madison County
Martin County
McDowell County
Mecklenburg County
- L-9DAVIDSON COLLEGEEst. 1837 by Presbyterian Church. Named for Gen. William Lee Davidson. Woodrow Wilson studied here from 1873-1874.
- L-99GOLD MINESCharlotte was center of region's gold rush after 1825. Rudisill & Saint Catherine, among largest mines, were near here.
- L-78JAMES K. POLK 1795-1849U.S. President, 1845-49. Born nearby in house no longer standing. Land & reconstructed buildings now State Historic Site...
- L-87MINT MUSEUM OF ARTOperated as Branch U.S. Mint, 1837-61. Relocated to present site as art museum, 1936. Building expanded, 1968 and 1985.
- L-80NORTH CAROLINA MILITARY INSTITUTEOpened 1859; D. H. Hill was 1st superintendent; used as Confederate hospital; public school, 1883-1950. Stood near here.
- L-75QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTEPresbyterian. Organized 1857 as Charlotte Female Institute. Campus moved to this location in 1915. Coeducational since 1...
Mitchell County
Montgomery County
Moore County
Nash County
- E-82COUNTRY DOCTOR MUSEUMChartered 1967 to honor the "old family doctor." Two doctors' offices, 1857 & 1887, restored with medical & apothecary a...
- E-89GOLD MINESOre discovered at farm of John Portis in 1831. Mine operated for about a century. Area mines yielded sizable volume of g...
- E-31LAFAYETTEOn his American tour, Lafayette spent the night of February 28, 1825, at the home of Henry Donaldson which stood near th...
- E-61P. T. BARNUMFirst stop of record with own circus troupe was 1/2 mile S.E., November 12-13, 1836. No show is recorded, but Barnum pre...
- E-7ROCKY MOUNT MILLSSecond cotton mill in State. Building begun, 1818. Federals burned, 1863. Soon rebuilt.
New Hanover County
- D-59ADAM EMPIE, D.D.First chaplain of U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1813-1817; president William and Mary College; rector St. James Chu...
- D-67CATHERINE KENNEDY HOMEFor the elderly. Grew from Ladies Benevolent Society, founded, 1845. First home, 1879, stood four blocks east.
- D-105DAVID WALKER ca. 1796-1830His Appeal, influential 1829 pamphlet, denounced slavery. A free black, he grew up in Wilmington; moved to Boston by 182...
- D-17EDWARD B. DUDLEY 1789-1855Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote; first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. His hom...
- D-36GEORGE DAVIS 1820-1896Served the Confederacy as a senator, 1862-64, & as the attorney general, 1864-65. His birthplace was three miles east.
- D-61JOHN N. MAFFITTCaptain of Confederate cruiser "Florida" and ironclad "Albemarle." With U.S. Coast Survey, 1842-1858. Blockade-runner. G...
- D-64JOHNSON JONES HOOPEREditor and humorist, creator of "Simon Suggs" and other characters of the Southern frontier. Born in this city, 1815.
- D-37JOHNSTON BLAKELEY 1781-1814Capt., U.S. Navy. After victories in War of 1812, he and his sloop Wasp were lost at sea. His home was 2 blocks W.
- D-56JUDAH P. BENJAMIN 1811-1884Confederate atty. gen., secretary of war & of state; first Jewish U.S. Senator, 1853 (La.). Boyhood home was here.
- D-38MARY BAKER GLOVER EDDYFounder of Christian Science Church. Spent part of 1844 at Hanover House, 2 blocks west.
- D-68NICHOLAS N. NIXON 1800-1868Planter. Developed peanut into profitable crop by scientific methods at his Porters Neck Plantation 2 miles east.
- D-69OAKDALE CEMETERYEst. in 1852. Includes graves of Confederate leaders, officers, and soldiers, & victims of yellow fever epidemic of 1862...
- D-87THOMAS ATKINSON 1807-1881Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of N.C., 1853-1881. Voice for church unity in postwar years. Interred in the church.
- D-39THOMAS F. PRICERoman Catholic priest, pioneer Home Missionary of N.C. Co-founder of "Maryknoll Fathers," a foreign mission society. Bir...
- D-19WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington was a guest Apr. 24-25, 1791, at the Quince home which stood 2 blocks W.
- D-20WILMINGTON AND WELDON RAILROADLongest railroad in the world when completed in 1840. Length 161 1/2 mi. Terminus was 4 blocks W.
Northampton County
- E-42LEMUEL BURKITTPastor Sandy Run Baptist Church, 1773-1807. A founder & historian, Kehukee Baptist Assn.; member N.C. convention, 1788. ...
- E-83SIR ARCHIEFoundation sire of American Thoroughbred race horses, including Timoleon, Boston, Lexington, & Man O'War. Died at Mowfie...
- E-6THOMAS BRAGGAttorney-General of Confederacy, Governor of N.C. 1855-59, U.S. Senator. Home stands one block north.
Onslow County
- C-54'PROMETHEUS'First steamboat made in N.C. Built in 1818 by Otway Burns, privateer in War of 1812. Shipyard located 350 feet S.W.
- C-31EDWARD B. DUDLEY 1789-1855Governor, 1836-41, the first in N.C. elected by popular vote, first president of Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Birthpl...
- C-37LOT BALLARD HOUSEBishop Francis Asbury stopped there many times between 1799 and 1815 on visits to New River Chapel. House was 3/4 mi. W.
- C-26OTWAY BURNSPrivateersman, War of 1812, shipbuilder. As a State Senator he fought for the constitutional convention of 1835. His hom...
- C-18WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington spent the night Apr. 23, 1791 at Sage's Inn, which stood 200 yds. E.
Orange County
- G-9ARCHIBALD DEBOW MURPHEYChampion of a new State through public schools, canals, roads, 1777-1832. Grave 50 yards west.
- G-38BINGHAM SCHOOLClassical academy est. at Oaks in 1844 by Wm. J. Bingham. Added military focus, moved to Mebane, 1864. Campus was here.
- G-19EDMUND FANNING 1776-1847Judge and local official. Target of Regulators who ransacked and destroyed his nearby home, 1770.
- G-115ELIZABETH KECKLY 1818-1907Burwell family slave, bought freedom, 1855. Dressmaker & friend to Mary Todd Lincoln. Published her memoir, 1868. Lived ...
- G-37HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMYClassical academy opened in 1801 and rechartered, 1814. William J. Bingham was principal, 1827-1844. Closed 1858. Campus...
- G-66HUGHES ACADEMYOperated, 1845 to 1884. Founded by Samuel W. Hughes. Attended by Wm. T. Dortch, David I. Craig, Geo. T. and P. H. Winsto...
- G-26THOMAS H. BENTONUnited States Senator from Missouri, 1821-1851; Congressman; author; Jacksonian Democratic leader; was born, 1782, in th...
- G-11THOMAS RUFFIN 1787-1870Jurist and agriculturist. Chief Justice of North Carolina Supreme Court, 1833-1852 and 1858-1859. Grave 3/10 mile east.
- G-40WILLIAM A. GRAHAMGovernor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His home sta...
Pasquotank County
Pender County
Perquimans County
Person County
- G-51EDWIN G. READEMember Congress, 1855-57; Confederate Senator; President State Convention, 1865; Justice N.C. Supreme Court, 1865-78. Bi...
- G-72J. G. A. WILLIAMSONFirst U.S. representative to Republic of Venezuela, 1835-1840; member of N.C. General Assembly. Birthplace was 1/2 mile ...
- G-70ROBERT PAINELeader in organization of Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1845. Bishop, president of LaGrange College, Ala., & author...
- G-79WILLIAM R. WEBB (SAWNEY)Founder, 1870, of Webb School, since 1886 in Bell Buckle, Tenn. Confederate soldier, U.S. Senator, 1913. Born 1842, one ...
Pitt County
- F-46BAPTIST STATE CONVENTIONOn March 26, 1830, the North Carolina Baptist State Convention was organized at the Gorham home which was near here.
- F-16PLANK ROADThe eastern terminus of the Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road, chartered in 1850 and completed to Wilson by 1853, was ne...
- F-10WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington spent the night, Apr. 19, 1791, at Shadrack Allen's Inn, which was 7 mi. E.
Randolph County
- K-54CEDAR FALLS MILLChartered 1828; opened 1836. Jonathan Worth, N.C. governor (1865-68), its president. Supplied clothing for Confederate w...
- K-66HENDERSON LUELLING 1809-1878"Johnny Appleseed of the West." Travelled to Oregon 1847 with West Coast's first grafted apple trees. Till 1822 he lived...
- K-27PLANK ROADThis street is the route of the Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54.
- K-3TRINITY COLLEGEStood here. Union Institute, 1839; Normal College, 1851; Trinity, 1859; Duke University, 1924. Moved to Durham, 1892.
Richmond County
Robeson County
Rockingham County
- J-15ALEXANDER MARTIN 1783-1807Governor, 1782-85 and 1789-92, officer in the Revolution, member Federal Convention of 1787, United States Senator. Home...
- J-88BARNETT CANALBuilt near here by James Barnett in 1813. Later powered largest continuously operating textile complex in the northern p...
- J-13DAVID S. REIDGovernor, 1851-54, U.S. Senator, Congressman, member of peace conference, 1861, and of state conventions, 1861, 1875. Ho...
- J-94FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL IN N.C.First free school in the state, established under Common School Law of 1839, opened January 20, 1840, in this vicinity.
- J-59LENOX CASTLEAlso called Rockingham Springs. Council of State met here, 1790. Owned by John Lenox, Archibald D. Murphey, & Thomas Ruf...
- J-14STEPHEN A. DOUGLASPresidential nominee, 1860, United States Senator from Illinois, was married to Martha Martin, 1847, in house standing 2...
- J-26WRIGHT TAVERNBuilt in 1816. Rare example of dog-run building. Operated by Wrights and Reids. Birthplace and home of Congressman J. W....
Rowan County
- L-59CATAWBA COLLEGECoeducational, liberal arts. Affiliated with Evangelical & Reformed Church. Opened at Newton, 1851. Moved here, 1925, an...
- L-81GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICTGold discovered here by 1824. Extensive mining begun 1843, creating a boom town. Copper mined in district until 1907.
- L-45GRACE OR LOWER STONE CHURCHEvangelical and Reformed. Organized by early German settlers. Building erected 1795 is 2 1/2 miles south.
- L-106HARRY COWAN 1810-1904Baptist minister vital to growth of church in N.C. Founder of Mount Zion Church (1867), which is one block W.
- L-12JOHN W. ELLISGovernor, 1859-61. A leader of the secession movement in N.C. Died July, 1861, aged 40. Home stands 1 1/2 blocks south.
- L-62MATTHEW LOCKEBrigadier-General in the American Revolution. Member of the Provincial Congress. U.S. Congress, 1793-1799. Grave 1/4 mi....
- L-63MAXWELL CHAMBERS HOUSEA good example of the larger homes built about 1820. Now used by the Rowan Museum. Located 1/2 block south.
- L-46ORGAN OR ZION CHURCHLutheran. Organized by early German settlers. The building erected in 1794 is 1 1/2 mi. south.
- M-35PROSPECT CHURCH AND ACADEMYPresbyterian. Both founded in 1824. Plans for Davidson College adopted here in 1835.
- L-20SAM'L E. McCORKLEPresbyterian preacher and educator. The site of his famous academy, Zion Parnassus (about 1794 to 1798) is 3/4 of a mile...
- L-70SETZER SCHOOLRestored one-room log school of 1840's. Now located at the Knox Junior High School, 1/4 mile east.
- L-64WASHINGTON'S SOUTHERN TOURPresident Washington was a visitor in the town of Salisbury, May 30-31, 1791.
Rutherford County
- O-16BECHTLER'S MINTEstablished 1831, four miles N., by Christopher Bechtler. Later stood at this point. Minted more than $2 1/4 million in ...
- O-17BECHTLER'S MINTEstablished near here by Christopher Bechtler in 1831. Later moved to Rutherfordton. Minted over $2 1/4 million in gold....
- O-37JOSHUA FORMANFounder of Syracuse, N.Y., early advocate of Erie Canal. Moved to N. Carolina, 1829. Land and mining speculator. Grave i...
Sampson County
- I-6GABRIEL HOLMES 1769-1829Governor, 1821-24; U.S. House, 1825-29. Advocate for agriculture, education. Grave 1 mi. N.E. His son, T.H., lt. general...
- I-40THOMAS O. MOORE 1804-1876Governor of Louisiana, 1860-1864; a leader of the secession movement. His birthplace stood 4 1/2 miles northwest.
- I-5WILLIAM RUFUS KINGCongressman from N.C., 1811-16; Senator from Alabama for 29 years. Vice-President of the United States, 1853. Born six m...
Scotland County
- I-56ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGEChartered 1958; opened 1961. Formed by merger of colleges dating from 1858. Coeducational, four-year liberal arts colleg...
- I-48TEMPERANCE HALLMeeting hall of the Richmond Temperance and Literary Society, 1860 to 1890's. Sacked by Sherman's army in 1865. Stands 1...
Stanly County
Stokes County
- J-68BEAN SHOALS CANALAttempted ca. 1820-25 by Hiram Jennings for Yadkin Navigation Co. Hamilton Fulton was consultant. Never completed. Ruins...
- J-12BENJAMIN FORSYTHOfficer in the War of 1812. Mortally wounded in Canada, 1814. Forsyth County named for him. Home stood a few feet north ...
- J-76LEWIS DAVID von SCHWEINITZ 1780-1834Moravian administrator. Botanist and pioneer in American mycology. Discovered falls 3 mi. SW.
- J-98MORATOCK FURNACESmelting furnace built by Nathaniel Moody in 1843. It supplied iron to Confederacy, 1862-1865. Stands 3/10 mi. NE.
Surry County
- M-7ENG AND CHANG BUNKER 1811-1874Conjoined twins born in Siam. Toured widely in the U.S. before settling nearby to farm, 1839. Grave is 100 yards W.
- M-51HARDIN TALIAFERRO 1811-1875Humorist, minister, and editor. Wrote Fisher's River Scenes (1859), a collection of folk tales with local settings. He w...
- M-6JESSE FRANKLINGovernor 1820-21; state & U.S. Senator and representative; officer in Revolution. His home stood 1/4 mile south.
Swain County
- Q-14CHEROKEE INDIAN RESERVATIONEstablished by United States for Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after removal of 1838. (Reverse) (LEAVING) Established...
- Q-3TSALICherokee who resisted removal & escaped from U.S. troops; executed nearby, 1838. Story inspired Unto These Hills.
- Q-12YONAGUSKA ca. 1760-1839Chief of Oconaluftee Cherokee. He advocated temperance and opposed removal of his people from their homeland. Lived in t...
Transylvania County
Tyrrell County
Union County
Vance County
- G-47BINGHAM SCHOOLFirst military school in North Carolina, was founded in 1826 by D. H. Bingham. Moved to Littleton in 1829. Stood nearby.
- G-46JAMES TURNERGovernor, 1802-1805, United States Senator, 1805-1816, and State legislator. Oakland, his home, stood 1 mile E.
- G-99LEONARD HENDERSON 1772-1833Jurist and educator. Member of first N.C. Supreme Court; Chief Justice, 1829-1833. His grave is 1/2 mi. W.
- G-44WILLIAM HAWKINS 1777-1819Governor, 1811-1814; speaker, State House of Commons, 1810-1811. His home, Pleasant Hill, stands one mile N.W.
Wake County
- H-54'ELMWOOD'Home of chief justices John L. Taylor & Thos. Ruffin; of Wm. Gaston, Romulus M. Saunders, & Samuel A. Ashe. Built about ...
- H-11ANDREW JOHNSON 1808-1875The small kitchen in which the seventeenth President of the United States was born stands 64 yards west.
- H-6ANDREW JOHNSON 1808-1875President of the United States, 1865-69. Born near here in a kitchen now located 1 mile N.E.
- H-7DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITALAuthorized 1849, largely through work of Dorothea L. Dix, crusader for better care of the mentally ill. 500 yards southw...
- H-22EXPERIMENTAL RAILROADEst. 1833. Horses hauled granite for the Capitol over a railroad from a quarry 1 1/4 miles S.E.
- H-45FIRST N.C. STATE FAIRSponsored by the State Agricultural Society, it opened 2 blocks South, October 18, 1853. Moved to new location in 1873.
- H-100FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHOrganized 1816. Site of Constitutional Convention of 1835. State Supreme Court met here, 1831-40, after Capitol fire. Th...
- H-99GALES FAMILYJoseph, Raleigh Register founder, 1799; his wife Winifred, early novelist; sons Joseph and Weston, editors, lived 2 blks...
- H-8GOVERNOR'S PALACECompleted 1816. Vance was the last governor to reside there, 1862-5. Stood 50 yards south.
- H-13JOHN CHAVIS ca. 1762-1838African American teacher, preacher, & Revolutionary War veteran. Taught free black & prominent white students in school ...
- H-55JOHN L. TAYLOR 1769-1829First Chief Justice of N.C. Supreme Court, 1819-1829; author of numerous legal works. Grave is 1/2 mi. E. Home is 1 mi. ...
- H-71JOHN S. RAVENSCROFTFirst Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of N.C., 1823-1830. Active in the revival of the Church. Interred in church 50 yds...
- H-52L. O'B. BRANCHConfederate brigadier general; president of Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, 1852-55; member of Congress, 1855-61. Home here...
- H-125LUNSFORD LANE 1803-1879Enslaved. Bought freedom in 1835. An abolitionist, nationally known orator, and entrepreneur. Wrote his Narrative in 184...
- H-70MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINASuccessor to earlier group founded in 1799. Formed here in 1849. Dr. Edmund Strudwick was first president.
- H-35N.C. STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCESCollection began with 1851 geological survey; a museum since 1879; H. H. Brimley, curator from 1895 to 1946.
- H-65NORTH CAROLINA DENTAL SOCIETYOrganized in 1856 in the Guion Hotel, which stood here. Dr. W. F. Bason, Haw River, first president.
- H-93NORTH CAROLINA STATE FAIRAgricultural fair. Was first held in 1853 and moved to this location, its third, in 1928.
- H-85NORTH CAROLINA STATE LIBRARYEstablished 1812 under Wm. Hill, Sec. of State; James F. Taylor first state librarian, 1843. Moved here in 1968.
- H-9PEACE COLLEGEFounded by Presbyterian elder Wm. Peace 1857 as school for women; opened 1872. Main building used as Confederate hospita...
- H-23RALEIGH AND GASTON RAILROADChartered in 1835 and completed in 1840. Length 85 miles. Its southern terminus was 400 ft. W.
- H-36SAINT MARY'SEpiscopal school for girls. Established 1842 by Rev. Aldert Smede on the site of an earlier Episcopal boys school.
- H-4STATE CAPITOLBuilt 1833-40. Ithiel Towne, A. J. Davis and David Paton, architects. First State House built here, 1796; burned, 1831.
- H-46THE GOVERNOR MOREHEAD SCHOOLEstablished for visually impaired students in 1845 under leadership of John Motley Morehead. Present plant is 500 yards ...
- H-47THE GOVERNOR MOREHEAD SCHOOLEstablished for visually impaired students in 1845 under leadership of John Motley Morehead. Present plant is 3 blocks s...
- H-68WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYBaptist; coeducational. Opened as Wake Forest College, 1834. Moved to Winston-Salem, 1956. University since 1967.
- H-69WILLIAM BOYLANPresident of Raleigh and Gaston Railroad; president of the State Bank; publisher of the Raleigh "Minerva" 1803-1810. Hom...
- H-104WILLIAM POLK 1758-1834Revolutionary War officer; first president of State Bank, 1811-19. In 1825 hosted Lafayette in house that stood here.
- H-92WILLIAM W. HOLDEN 1818-1892Editor. Appointed provisional governor, 1865. Elected governor, 1868; impeached and removed, 1871. Home stood here.
Warren County
- E-38BRAGG HOMEBoyhood home of Bragg brothers, Thomas, governor, 1855-9; Braxton, Confederate general, and John, U.S. Congressman. One ...
- E-14HORACE GREELEY 1811-1872Journalist & politician was married in Emmanuel Church on July 5, 1836, to Mary Youngs Cheney.
- E-86JACOB W. HOLT 1811-1880A chief architect-builder in town's 1845-61 boom era; worked in Greek Revival & Italianate styles. Home stands 1 block e...
- E-58JAMES TURNERGovernor, 1802-1805, United States Senator and state legislator. "Bloomsbury," his home, stood 2 miles north.
- E-93JOHN HALL 1767-1833One of three original justices of the N.C. Supreme Court, 1819-1832. Grave 1 block S.
- E-2NATHANIEL MACON 1758-1837Congressman, 1791-1815. Speaker of U.S. House, 1801-1807. Later U.S. Senator. His home site and grave, 4 miles NW.
- E-100WELDON EDWARDS 1788-1873President, N.C. Secession Convention, 1861-1862; Congressman, 1816-1827; legislator. His grave is three miles north.
- E-37WILLIAM MILLERGovernor, 1814-1817; state legislator and attorney general; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America. Lived three miles...
- E-66WILLIS ALSTON, JR. 1769-1837U.S. Congressman, 1799-1815 and 1825-1831, as a Jeffersonian Republican; N.C. Representative and Senator. Grave 4 1/2 mi...
Washington County
- B-29CHARLES PETTIGREWFirst Bishop-elect of Episcopal Church in N.C., 1794. St. David's Church, erected 1803 at his expense, and his home are ...
- B-49REHOBOTH CHURCHColonial Anglican congregation known as Skinners Chapel. Present church constructed 1850-1853. Now United Methodist.
- B-57SOMERSET PLACEAntebellum plantation of Josiah Collins III, who grew rice & corn. Home in 1860 to 328 slaves. Located six miles south.
Watauga County
Wayne County
Wilkes County
- M-42JAMES WELLBORN 1767-1854Served 27 years as state senator; colonel in War of 1812; delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1835. Grave is 1/5 m...
- M-2MONTFORT STOKES 1762-1842Governor, 1830-1832; U.S. Senator; Federal Indian Commissioner. Home stood 1 mi. N.
- M-38WILKESBORO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHEstablished in 1837; present church built in 1849-50. The first Presbyterian church in Wilkes County.