The New South, 1878-1929
343 highway markers.
Alamance County
- G-52ELON UNIVERSITYFounded as Elon College by the Christian Church in 1889. Coeducational. Burned in 1923; rebuilt 1923-26.
- G-58HENRY JEROME STOCKARDPoet, author of "Fugitive Lines" and other works; lifelong educator; president of Peace Institute, 1907-12. Home stood h...
- G-59THOMAS M. HOLTGovernor, 1891-93; cotton mill owner. Sponsor of railroad development and state aid to education. Home stood 350 yards S...
- G-134WHITE FURNITURE COMPANYFounded here in 1881 by David and William White. Furnishings were sold widely. Plant was rebuilt after fire in 1923.
Alexander County
Alleghany County
Anson County
Ashe County
Avery County
- N-44CROSSNORE SCHOOLFounded by Mary Martin Sloop, physician, 1913, to serve region's youth. Weaving Room, est. 1920, boosted revival of hand...
- N-43LEES-McRAE COLLEGEPresbyterian. Founded in 1900 by Edgar Tufts. Named for teacher Elizabeth McRae & benefactor Mrs. S. P. Lees. Senior col...
- N-36SHEPHERD M. DUGGERAuthor of The Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain, 1892; educator and humorist. Grave one block South.
Beaufort County
- B-65JOHN H. SMALL 1858-1946Congressman, 1899-1921. Chair, Cmte. on Rivers & Harbors; champion of Intracoastal Waterway. Home stood 40 yds. E.
- B-24JOSEPHUS DANIELSSecretary of the Navy, 1913-21; Ambassador to Mexico; editor; author. Birthplace stood here.
- B-61LINDSAY C. WARREN 1889-1976U.S. Comptroller General, 1940-54; Member, U.S. House, 1925-40. Sponsor, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Act. Lived here...
Bertie County
Bladen County
Brunswick County
Buncombe County
- P-97ANNE PENLAND 1885-1976Nurse anesthetist. Her WWI service influenced British medical corps to train female anesthetists, 1918. Home was here.
- P-68BILTMORE HOUSEDesigned for George W. Vanderbilt by Richard M. Hunt. Constructed, 1890-1895. Opened to public, 1930. Three miles west.
- P-16BINGHAM SCHOOLA boys' military school, operated by Robert Bingham, 1891-1928. Moved from Mebane. Campus was 1 mile S.W.
- P-35DR. L. B. McBRAYERLeader in fight against tuberculosis in North Carolina, Superintendent of State Sanatorium in Hoke County, 1914-24. His ...
- P-86ELECTRIC STREETCARSFirst electric trolley system in N.C. opened, Feb. 1, 1889, bolstering regional tourism. Served train depot 1/4 mile S.E...
- P-95FLOOD OF 1916Devastated western N.C. and western Piedmont; destroyed homes, crops, mills, bridges. Four lives lost, July 16, near mai...
- P-30FORSTER A. SONDLEY 1857-1931Historian, lawyer, and bibliophile. Gave to Asheville the Sondley Reference Library. His home is 2.7 mi. north.
- P-32JETER C. PRITCHARDUnited States Senator, 1895-1903, Republican leader, newspaperman, federal judge. His home is 3/10 mile east; grave is 1...
- P-44KIFFIN Y. ROCKWELLWorld War I soldier, aviator. First pilot of Escadrille Lafayette to shoot down enemy plane. Killed in action, Sept. 23,...
- P-29LEE'S SCHOOLA classical preparatory school for boys, 1844-1879. Operated by Col. Stephen Lee at Chunn's Cove, 1/2 mile north.
- P-79LILLIAN EXUM CLEMENT STAFFORD 1886-1925First female legislator in the South. Elected to N.C. House, 1920. Her law office was 400 yds. west; home 1/2 mi. NE.
- P-22LOCKE CRAIG1860-1924 Governor, 1913-1917. He created the state highway & fisheries commissions, est. Mt. Mitchell State Park. Lived...
- P-84MONTREAT COLLEGEPresbyterian. Opened in 1916 as Montreat Normal School. First president was Robert C. Anderson. Campus is 2 miles N.
- P-72MOUNT MITCHELL RAILROADOpened Black Mountains to logging and tourism. Built, 1911-1914. It ran from point nearby to Camp Alice, 21 mi. NE.
- P-78OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN 1869-1968Writer of fiction and poetry. "Fielding Burke," her pen name. Author of Call Home the Heart and Highland Annals. Home, 1...
- P-98RAFAEL GUASTAVINO 1842-1908Builder who developed tile construction method widely used in vaults & domes. Designed vaulted ceilings at Biltmore in 1...
- P-36RICHMOND PEARSON 1852-1923Congressman, 1895-1901; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1902-07, and to Greece and Montenegro, 1907-09. His home, "Richmond Hil...
- P-17THOMAS WOLFEAuthor of "Look Homeward Angel" (1929), "Of Time and the River," and other works. Home stands 200 yards N., birthplace 5...
- P-56UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT ASHEVILLEEstablished 1927; became Asheville-Biltmore College 1936. Moved here in 1961. A campus of The University of North Caroli...
- P-69WARREN WILSON COLLEGEFounded in 1894 by the Presbyterian Church as Asheville Farm School. A four-year college since 1966. 1 1/2 mi. E.
- P-88YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTEEst. 1892 as center of social, moral, religious influence for blacks working at Biltmore. Businesses thrived in building...
Burke County
- N-39BROUGHTON HOSPITALState facility for care of mentally ill; opened 1883. Named in 1959 for J. Melville Broughton, governor, 1941-1945.
- N-40N.C. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAFOpened 1894 under superintendent Edward McKee Goodwin. Main building designed by A. G. Bauer.
- N-2WALDENSESA religious body dating from the Middle Ages. The town of Valdese was founded by members of this group in 1893.
Cabarrus County
- 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.
Carteret County
- C-56ATLANTIC HOTELA prominent resort hotel opened June 21, 1880, and visited by citizens from N.Y. to Ga. Burned April 15, 1933. Stood her...
- C-63CAMP GLENNNational Guard camp, 1906-1918; later site of U.S. Navy base, and first U.S. Coast Guard air station, 1920-1921.
- C-69MARINE RESEARCHThe marine environment in this vicinity has long attracted researchers. In the 1880s Johns Hopkins University operated a...
- C-76N. C. STATE HIGHWAY PATROLEst. 1929 in response to increased traffic & accidents. First training school was held here; graduated 27 officers.
- C-48NORTH CAROLINA BANKERS ASSOCIATIONOrganized at Teachers’ Assembly Hall, nearby, July 24, 1897. Thomas Battle, first president.
- C-85NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARDMilitia Act formed the National Guard in 1903. First N.C. encampment held at Camp Rodman nearby, July 22-28.
- C-40TEACHER'S ASSEMBLY (NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION ASSN.)Headquarters and annual meeting-place, 1888-1900; razed 1934. The building stood here.
Caswell County
Catawba County
- OO-2BUNKER HILL COVERED BRIDGEOne of the last surviving covered bridges in North Carolina, built in 1894, stands 500 yards north on Lyles Creek.
- O-62CHARLES H. MEBANESuperintendent of Public Instruction, 1897-1901; president of Catawba College, 1901-04; newspaper editor. Home 3 blocks ...
- O-53CLAREMONT COLLEGEFounded in 1880 by the Evangelical & Reformed Church as a school for women. Closed in 1916. Stood 300 yards east.
- O-70CONCORDIA COLLEGE 1881-1935Lutheran. A precursor of Lenoir-Rhyne College; burned, 1935. Church now on site 1 block south.
- O-46LENOIR RHYNECoeducational, Lutheran college, named for W. W. Lenoir and D. E. Rhyne. Opened as Lenoir College in academic year, 1891...
- O-80PIEDMONT WAGON COMPANYManufacturer of horse-drawn wooden wagons. At peak capacity produced 1000 per month. Operated from 1880 to 1940s 1/10 mi...
Chatham County
Cherokee County
Chowan County
Cleveland County
Craven County
- C-70BAYARD WOOTTEN 1875-1959Pioneer photographer of N.C. and the South. An advocate of equal rights for women. Began career ca. 1904 in this house w...
- C-60CALEB BRADHAM 1867-1934"Brad's Drink," which he created in pharmacy here, was marketed as Pepsi-Cola after 1898.
- C-30F. M. SIMMONS 1854-1940U.S. Senator, 1901-1931. Chaired Senate Finance Committee during World War I. U.S. House, 1887-1889. Lived here.
- C-53GEORGE H. WHITE 1852-1918Lawyer; member of N.C. legislature, 1881 & 1885. U.S. Congressman, 1897-1901. Born into slavery. Home stands 2 blocks N.
Cumberland County
- I-33BABE RUTHHit his first home run in professional baseball, March, 1914. 135 yds. N.W. In this town George Herman Ruth acquired the...
- I-63C. M. STEDMAN 1841-1930Last Confederate officer in Congress, 1911-1930; lawyer & lt.-governor. Grave is 2 blks. east.
- I-32CHARLES W. CHESNUTT 1858-1932Lawyer and writer whose novels and short stories dealt with race and the “color line.” Teacher & principal, 1880-83 at a...
- I-64CONFEDERATE WOMEN'S HOMEBuilt in 1915 for the widows and daughters of state's Confederate veterans. Closed, 1981. Cemetery 300 yds. W.
- I-17FORT BRAGGEstablished 1918 as U.S. field artillery training center. Named for N.C. native Braxton Bragg, Lt. Col., USA; Gen., CSA.
- I-60FRANK P. GRAHAM 1886-1972First president of Consolidated U.N.C., 1932-1949. U.S. senator; U.N. mediator, India & Pakistan. Birthplace was 50 yds....
- I-82POPE FIELDEst. 1919. Named for Lt. Harley Pope, Army aviator. Became Air Force base in 1948. Since 2011 part of Fort Bragg. 1 ½ mi...
Currituck County
Dare County
- B-30'MIRLO' RESCUEA German submarine sank the British tanker "Mirlo" off coast nearby, Aug. 16, 1918. Coast Guard, led by J. A. Midgett, s...
- B-32BILLY MITCHELL 1879-1936Brigadier general of the Army Air Service, demonstrated air power by bombing battleships off coast, Sept. 5, 1923. Landi...
- B-66PEA ISLAND LIFESAVERSOnly U.S. Lifesaving Station manned by black crew. Led by Richard Etheridge, 1880-1900. Operated near here.
- B-26R. A. FESSENDENInventor, Pioneer in radio communication, conducted wireless experiments, 1901-02, from a station, 600 yds. S.W.
- B-4WRIGHT BROTHERSOn December 17, 1903, from site near foot of Kill Devil Hill, Orville and Wilbur Wright made first successful powered fl...
Duplin County
Durham County
- G-138ALGONQUIN TENNIS CLUBEst. in 1922 by African Americans. Hosted many American Tennis Assoc. tournaments. Durham Committee on Negro Affairs org...
- G-116BLACK WALL STREETIn the early decades of the 1900s, Durham acquired national reputation for entrepreneurship. Businesses owned by African...
- G-85BULL CITY BLUESDuring the 1920s-1940s, Durham was home to African American musicians whose work defined a distinctive regional style. B...
- G-97DUKE UNIVERSITYFormerly Trinity College. Name was changed in 1924 to honor Washington Duke whose son James B. Duke endowed the institut...
- G-113DURHAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYOldest public library in North Carolina supported by local taxpayers. In 1898 opened its doors at site 1/2 mile west.
- G-57JAMES E. SHEPARDNegro educational and religious leader. Founder of a college (1910), now N.C. Central University, its president to 1947....
- G-109JOHN MERRICK 1859-1919Black business leader. In 1898 he founded what is now N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Company. His grave is 85 yds. N.W.
- G-102JOHN SPRUNT HILL 1869-1961Banker and attorney. Leader in credit union movement. Benefactor, UNC Library. Lived here.
- G-101JULIAN S. CARR 1845-1924Industrialist & civic leader. Benefactor of Trinity College. Headed United Confederate Veterans. Grave 1/4 mi. S.
- G-112N.C. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICSOpened in 1980 as state-supported, residential high school. Campus was site of Watts Hospital (1909-1976), built by Geo....
- G-98N.C. SOCIETY OF ENGINEERSOrganized in 1918 in the Malbourne Hotel, which stood here. J. N. Ambler elected first president.
- G-53NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITYFounded 1910 by James E. Shepard for Negroes. State liberal arts college, 1925-1969. Now a regional university.
- G-114RURAL CREDIT UNIONLowes Grove credit union, first in South, formed to serve local farmers. Est. Dec. 9, 1915, on initiative of John Sprunt...
- G-50STEPHEN B. WEEKSHistorian, bibliographer, collector of North Carolina books and manuscripts, professor at Trinity College, 1891-93. Grav...
Edgecombe County
- E-117ANNA EASTER BROWN 1879-1957A founder in 1908 of Alpha Kappa Alpha, nation’s oldest sorority for African Americans; history teacher. Her grave is ¼ ...
- E-90BRICK SCHOOLEst. for blacks in 1895 through philanthropy of Mrs. Joseph K. Brick; became junior college in 1926. Closed, 1933. Build...
- E-74DRED WIMBERLYFormer slave. Voted for better roads, schools, and colleges as State representative, 1879, 1887; and State senator, 1889...
- E-20ELIAS CARRGovernor, 1893-1897. First president of the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance. Bracebridge Hall, his home, 1 mi. N.
- E-116GEORGE H. WHITE 1852-1918Represented the state's "Black Second" district, U.S. House, 1897-1901. Last black Southerner in Congress for 72 years. ...
- E-59JIM THORPE 1886-1953Indian athlete, star of the 1912 Olympics, made his professional baseball debut with Rocky Mount Railroaders, 1909. Ball...
- E-85JOHN C. DANCY 1857-1920Editor of A.M.E. Zion Church papers; orator; a delegate to Methodist world conference; customs collector of Wilmington. ...
- E-95JOHN SPENCER BASSETTHistorian. Professor at Trinity College, 1894-1906. Secretary, Amer. Historical Association, 1919-1928. Born here.
- E-122KNIGHTS OF LABORBlack farmworkers in region affiliated with labor union, 1886-1890. Precursor to the Fusion movement. State convention h...
- E-40W. L. SAUNDERSEditor "Colonial Records of North Carolina," Confederate colonel, N.C. Secretary of State, 1879-91. His grave is four bl...
Forsyth County
- J-70FRIES MANUFACTURING AND POWER CO.First producer of hydroelectric power in North Carolina, April 20, 1898. Located 3 mi. S.W. at early ferry crossing.
- J-105N.C. FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBSVolunteer service group promoted suffrage, education, and other social, cultural causes. Founded 1902 one-half mi. SE.
- J-72R. J. REYNOLDS 1850-1918Founder of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. In 1875 built his first factory in Winston. Grave 1 block E.
- J-54REYNOLDA HOUSEBuilt 1917 by Katharine, R.J. Reynolds ½ mi. N. on 1,000-acre model farm. Now museum of American art. Farm was donated t...
- J-38ROBERT B. GLENN 1854-1920Governor, 1905-1909; legislator. Champion of Prohibition and of railroad regulation. Home stood 1 block W.
- J-101SIMON G. ATKINS 1863-1934Founded Slater Academy, now Winston-Salem State Univ.; president, 1892-1904, 1913-34. Religious and community leader. Li...
- J-31WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITYEstablished for Negroes as Slater Industrial Academy, 1892. State supported since 1895; University since 1969.
- J-52WM. CYRUS BRIGGS 1861-1918Invented in 1898 one of the first successful automatic cigarette machines. Workshop was 3 blocks east.
Franklin County
- E-114JOHN WILLIAMSON 1846-1911Former slave. Member, legislature, six terms; newspaper publisher & advocate of education. Grave is 1/2 mile west.
- E-62MOSES A. HOPKINS 1846-1886U.S. minister to Liberia, 1885-1886; black clergyman. Founder & principal of Albion Academy which stood two blocks east.
- E-52THOMAS W. BICKETTGovernor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary, N.C. Attorney General, member state house. Home sta...
Gaston County
- O-50DALLASNamed for G.M. Dallas. First seat of Gaston County, 1846-1911; site of Gaston College, now extinct. Courthouse built 184...
- O-65DANIEL E. RHYNE 1852-1931Textile, furniture, and wagon manufacturer and banker. A benefactor of Lenoir Rhyne College. His grave is 100 yards E.
- O-81LORAY STRIKEA strike in 1929 at the Loray Mill, 200 yards S., left two dead and spurred opposition to labor unions statewide.
- O-76STUART W. CRAMER 1868-1940Engineer and inventor. Pioneered advances in textile mill air conditioning. Home 3 mi. SW.
Granville County
- G-83CENTRAL ORPHANAGE OF NORTH CAROLINAFounded 1883. Pioneer Negro child-caring institution, serving on state-wide basis.
- G-94HENRY P. CHEATHAM 1857-1935Born into slavery. U.S. Congressman, 1889-1893. Superintendent of Colored Orphanage of N.C., 1907-1935. Grave 8/10 mi. N...
- G-119MARY POTTER ACADEMYFounded by G. C. Shaw 1889 to educate African Americans. Named for a Presbyterian benefactor. Later a public school. Ope...
Guilford County
- J-78ALBION W. TOURGEE 1838-1905Writer, judge, & Union army officer. Member, constitutional convention, 1868. Lived 2 blocks S.
- J-118CAPUS WAYNICK 1889-1986Newspaperman and public official; ambassador to Nicaragua and Colombia; adviser to governor on racial affairs, 1963-64. ...
- J-116CIGAR INDUSTRYManufacture of cigars rolled by hand thrived in Greensboro, 1903-55. Employing mostly young women, 14 shops were cluster...
- J-96CONE BROTHERSMoses and Ceasar Cone pioneered marketing of textiles; manufactured denim & flannel. Their first mill, Proximity, 1895, ...
- J-109GREENSBORO LAW SCHOOLEst. by Robert P. Dick & John H. Dillard in 1878. About 300 graduates licensed. School, which was here, closed 1893.
- J-89GUILFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTEstablished in 1911, it was the first county health department in N.C. and second in U.S. Now two blocks north.
- J-117HIGH POINT MARKETEst. in 1909. Furniture exposition hall opened here on June 20, 1921. Marketing landmark for key N.C. industry.
- J-42HIGH POINT UNIVERSITYFounded by Methodist Church in 1924 with aid from City of High Point. University since 1991.
- J-74IMMANUEL COLLEGELutheran. Founded 1903, and moved here in 1905; prepared black students for work in theology & education. Closed 1961.
- J-27JOSEPH G. CANNONMember of Congress for 46 years from Illinois, Speaker of the House, 1903-11. His birthplace stood 1 1/2 miles southwest...
- J-77LINDLEY FIELDFirst air mail flight through N.C. landed here May 1, 1928. Charles Lindbergh, on Oct. 14, 1927, landed nearby to open f...
- J-123LUCY ROBERTSON 1850-1930First female college president in N.C., Greensboro College, 1902-1913. Was Advocate for education. Her grave is 1 mile N...
- J-112LUNSFORD RICHARDSON 1854-1919A pharmacist and entrepreneur, he created Vicks VapoRub in 1894 while operating a drugstore 150 yards north.
- J-84MASONIC HOMEEstablished in 1912 by Grand Lodge of Masons and Order of Eastern Star for their aged.
- J-29N.C. A. AND T. STATE UNIVERSITYChartered in 1891 as a land grant college for blacks. Since 1972 a campus of The University of North Carolina.
- J-1O. HENRYWilliam Sydney Porter, 1862-1910, short story writer, lived in a house which stood near here.
- J-87PALMER MEMORIAL INSTITUTEPreparatory school for blacks founded 1902 by Charlotte Hawkins Brown. Named for Alice Freeman Palmer. Closed in 1971. N...
- J-64T. GILBERT PEARSON 1873-1943Ornithologist; teacher; internationally honored conservationist. Founded Audubon Society in N.C. Grave is 1/10 mi. N.E.
- J-10UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT GREENSBOROEst. in 1891 as a normal school; became Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, 1932. Coeducational since 1...
- J-108WILLIAM McBRYAR 1861-1941Buffalo Soldier & officer. In 1890 awarded Medal of Honor. His long career exemplified struggles of black soldiers of th...
Halifax County
- E-49CLAUDE KITCHIN 1869-1923Congressman, 1901-23, Democratic majority leader, 1915-19. Opposed war declaration; later supported Wilson's war policie...
- E-81FIRST KRAFT PULP IN UNITED STATESWas made here by the sulphate process using southern pine in 1909, by the Roanoke Rapids Paper Manufacturing Company.
- E-47GALLBERRYBuilt about 1885. Home of three congressmen, W. H. Kitchin and his sons Wm. W. (governor, 1909-1913) and Claude.
- E-103JAMES E. O'HARA 1844-1905Black political leader. Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1883-1887. Practiced law in Enfield. Lived 1/10 mi. S.
- E-46W. W. KITCHIN 1866-1924Governor, 1909-1913; congressman, 1897-1908; & attorney. His grave is 240 yards south.
- E-43WALTER CLARK 1846-1924Champion of liberalism. Member, State Supreme Court, 1889-1924; Chief Justice, 1902-24. Editor, State Records of N.C. Ho...
Harnett County
- H-113ALTON STEWART 1897-1929Aviation pioneer. His aerial shows helped popularize flying in N.C. Died in crash, Dec. 25, 1929. Grave 3 blks. W.
- H-62CAMPBELL UNIVERSITYBaptist. Founded in 1887 by James A. Campbell as Buie's Creek Academy. A university since 1979.
- H-118G. B. CASHWELL 1862-1916“Pentecostal Apostle of the South.” Inspired by Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles in 1906, he led revival ¼ mi. S.W.
Haywood County
Henderson County
Hertford County
- A-514-H CLUBFirst in North Carolina, organized at Ahoskie in 1909 as the Corn Club. Beginning of present large organization of rural...
- A-58CHOWAN ACADEMYFounded in 1886 for blacks by Calvin S. Brown, pastor, Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. Later a public school named for B...
- A-52DR. WALTER REEDHead of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man and married Emily Lawrence of this town...
- A-60DR. WALTER REEDHead of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man. House 200 feet south.
- A-85ROBERT LEE VANN 1879-1940African American editor, lawyer, and civil rights advocate. Led Pittsburgh Courier, 1910-1940. He was born 4 miles east.
Hoke County
Iredell County
- M-36AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICEFirst N.C. cotton & corn demonstration supervised by a county agent held here on a farm of J. F. Eagle, 1907-1908.
- M-52BARIUM SPRINGS HOME FOR CHILDRENFormerly Presbyterian Orphans Home. Opened here in 1891 by Synod of N.C. Jethro Rumple was first chair, Board of Regents...
- M-19J. P. CALDWELLEditor of Statesville "Landmark" (1880-92), Charlotte "Observer" (1892-1909). His home was two blocks north.
Jackson County
- Q-45ECHOTA MISSIONMethodist. Maintained by Holston Conference for Cherokee c. 1840-1885. School established 1850. Missionary's house stand...
- Q-52JOHN R. BRINKLEY 1885-1942Medical maverick, radio and advertising pioneer, candidate for governor of Kansas. Boyhood home stood across the river.
- Q-47LEWIS J. SMITH 1843-1901A founder & benefactor of Cullowhee Academy, forerunner of Western Carolina University. Lived 2 miles north.
- Q-48ROBERT L. MADISON 1867-1954Founder of Western Carolina University & its president, 1889-1912, & 1920-1923. Lived 5 mi. N.
- Q-38WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITYEstablished in 1889 as a private school. Has been a state supported institution since 1893.
Johnston County
Jones County
Lee County
- H-43A. A. F. SEAWELL 1864-1950Justice of State Supreme Court, 1938-1950; state legislator and attorney general. Home is here.
- H-19CHARLES D. McIVER 1860-1906Educator and first president of what is now UNC-Greensboro, 1891-1906. Boyhood home is 200 yds. W.
- H-41EGYPT COAL MINEOperated at intervals, 1856-1929. Aided the Confederate war effort. Site of explosions, 1895 & 1900. Shaft 2 mi. N.
Lenoir County
Lincoln County
- 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.
Macon County
Madison County
McDowell County
Mecklenburg County
- L-116ANNIE ALEXANDER 1864-1929First female physician licensed in N.C., 1885. Acting assistant surgeon at Camp Greene during WWI. Office was here.
- L-5BRANCH U.S. MINTStood a few feet southwest. Operated 1837-61, 1867-1913. Razed, 1933, and rebuilt as art museum three miles east.
- L-53CAMERON MORRISONGovernor, 1921-1925, began state-wide paved road building program. United States Senator and Representative. His home is...
- L-25CAMP GREENEWorld War I training camp operated here on 6,000 acres, 1917-1919. Named for Revolutionary War Gen. Nat'l Greene.
- L-48D. A. TOMPKINS 1851-1914Crusader for southern industrial development, manufacturer, engineer, author, and publisher. Grave is 1/2 mile north.
- O-83FLOOD OF 1916Devastated western N.C. and western Piedmont; destroyed homes, crops, mills, bridges. Ten lives lost, July 16, in washou...
- L-103GEORGE E. DAVIS 1862-1959Organizer & fundraiser, 1921-35, for Rosenwald Schools; program built 813 schools for black students across N.C. Lived 1...
- L-43J. P. CALDWELLEditor of Statesville "Landmark" (1880-92), Charlotte "Observer" (1892-1909). His home stood at this point.
- L-109N.C. LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIESFounded 1908 to promote sound civic management; Progressive era reform. First meeting held here attended by delegates fr...
- L-42S. B. ALEXANDERFirst president of N.C. Farmers' Alliance, 1887. Was N.C. senator & U.S. congressman. Advocate of agricultural education...
- L-114WBT / WBTVOldest broadcast stations in N.C. Est. 1922, WBT radio long hosted live country music. WBTV sign-on, July 15, 1949. Stud...
- L-108X-RAY EXPERIMENTSProf. Henry L. Smith pioneered medical uses for x-rays. Conducted experiments and made radiographs Feb. 1896 in physics ...
Mitchell County
Moore County
- K-60JACQUES AND JULIANA BUSBEEArtists, ushered old folk pottery tradition into the modern era. Est. in 1922 Jugtown Pottery 3 miles NE.
- K-30JAMES BOYD 1888-1944Author of Drums (1925), Marching On (1927), and other historical novels. Home, "Weymouth," now an arts center, 3/10 mi. ...
- K-65JAMES McCONNELL 1887-1917World War I soldier; aviator. Flew for France in Lafayette Escadrille. Killed in action, March 19, 1917. Lived 1 mi. W.
- K-34SAMARCANDState juvenile facility. Est. in 1918 to provide girls with educational and vocational training. Campus is 3 mi. south.
New Hanover County
- D-103ALEX MANLY 1866-1944Edited black-owned Daily Record four blocks east. Mob burned his office, Nov. 10, 1898, leading to "race riot" & restric...
- D-115ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROADMajor rail line serving Southeast, 1900-67. Led by Wilmington’s C. M. Davis, 1942-57. Offices till 1960 were 3 blks. W.
- D-94BABIES HOSPITALPioneer pediatric hospital opened here in 1920 by Dr. J. Buren Sidbury. Also provided training of nurses. Closed 1978.
- D-40EDWIN A. ALDERMANCrusader for education. President, UNC, 1896-1900; Tulane, 1900-04; Virginia, 1904-31. This was his birthplace.
- D-47EDWIN A. ANDERSON 1860-1933Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy. Awarded Medal of Honor for heroism at Vera Cruz, 1914. Commanded Asiatic Fleet. Lived 4 miles e...
- D-88GREGORY NORMAL INSTITUTESchool for blacks, 1868-1921. Founded by American Missionary Assoc. Named for benefactor James H. Gregory. Was 4 blocks ...
- D-50HENRY BACON 1866-1924Architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and many other public structures. Home is here, grave, Oakdale Cemetery.
- D-122J. ALLEN KIRKAfrican American pastor, Central Baptist Church, 1897-1898, nearby. Was community leader. Wrote key eyewitness account o...
- D-95JAMES BENSON DUDLEYEducator. President of what is now N.C. A. & T. University, 1896-1925. His grave is 5 blocks N.
- D-83JAMES F. SHOBER 1853-18891st known black physician with an M.D. degree in N.C. Practiced 1878-89. Home and office stood one block north.
- D-41JAMES GIBBONSCardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, 1886-1921. Installed as vicar apostolic of North Carolina (1868-72) at St. Thomas...
- D-51JAMES SPRUNTAuthor of "Chronicles of the Cape Fear River" (1914), cotton merchant, philanthropist, British vice consul. His home sta...
- D-97LUMINABuilt, 1905. Destination for Wrightsville Beach trolley. Pavilion hosted entertainment & promoted electricity. Demolishe...
- D-84N.C. BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION LEAGUEOrganized on June 25, 1903, at Seashore Hotel nearby. First president was Samuel Wittkowsky.
- D-76NORTH CAROLINA SOROSISOldest Federated Women's Club in state; chartered 1896; organized in house 6 1/2 miles southwest.
- D-116PIONEER EAST COAST SURFINGEarly surfing activity organized on beaches near here in 1909 by B.H. Bridgers & others.
- D-108ROBERT R. TAYLOR 1868-1942Pioneer black architect. Taught, designed buildings at Tuskegee, 1893-1933. Housing projects bore his name. Lived 3 bloc...
- D-81THOMAS F. WOOD 1841-1892Organizer & Sec.-Treas. of State Board of Health, 1877-1892. Founded N.C. Medical Journal in 1878. Home was 1 block west...
- D-118WILMINGTON COUPArmed white mob met at armory here, Nov. 10, 1898. Marched six blocks and burned office of Daily Record, black-owned new...
Northampton County
Onslow County
- C-71CAMP LEJEUNEEstablished 1 May 1941 by the U.S. Marine Corps for amphibious training. Named for Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, USMC, 13th ...
- C-72CYRUS THOMPSON 1855-1930Physician and orator. Secretary of State of N.C., 1897-1901. Farmers' Alliance and Populist leader. Grave 4 mi. W.
- C-29D. L. RUSSELLGovernor, 1897-1901; member Congress 1879-1881; Superior Court judge at 23; home six, grave three miles S.
Orange County
Pamlico County
Pasquotank County
- A-37ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITYFounded in 1891 as Negro normal school. Four-year college after 1939. Became a university in 1969.
- A-61JOSEPH C. PRICE (1854-1893)Negro orator and teacher. A founder and president of Livingstone College. Born in Elizabeth City. House was 2 miles S.
- A-90PETER WEDDICK MOORE 1859-1934Educator. Was born into slavery. President, what is now Elizabeth City State University, 1891- 1923. Grave 1/3 mi. SE.
- A-70SOYBEAN PROCESSINGIn 1915 W.T. Culpepper launched the soybean oil industry in the U.S. at Elizabeth City Oil & Fertilizer Co., 1 mi. NE.
- A-40STEPHEN B. WEEKSHistorian, bibliographer, collector of North Carolina books and manuscripts, professor at Trinity College, 1891-93. Birt...
- A-83W. O. SAUNDERS 1884-1940Writer and editorialist. In his The Independent, 1908-1937, championed causes, promoted region. Office was 50 yds. E.
Pender County
- D-121SAINTS PETER AND PAUL RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCHSaint Helena, est. in 1905 as an agricultural colony for Italians, was populated, 1923-1932, by immigrants from Russia &...
- D-117VAN EEDENJewish refugees from Nazi Germany lived, 1939-46, at agricultural colony founded in 1909 and revived by Alvin Johnson. T...
Person County
Pitt County
- F-45EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITYEstablished in 1907 as state-supported normal school. A four-year college since 1920. A university since 1967.
- F-58FORMER COLLEGESTwo church-affiliated schools were once located in Ayden. Carolina Christian College, founded by Disciples of Christ and...
- F-57SALLIE S. COTTEN 1846-1929Writer and advocate of women's rights. Helped organize N.C. Federation of Women's Clubs, 1902. Lived one mile south.
- F-19THOMAS J. JARVISGovernor, 1879-1885; Minister to Brazil; United States Senator. Home is 3 blocks S. Grave is 1 block W.
Polk County
Richmond County
- K-50CAMERON MORRISON 1869-1953Governor, 1921-1925; State legislator; U.S. Senator & Congressman; mayor of Rockingham. Birthplace was 6 mi. S.
- K-37CAMERON MORRISON SCHOOLState home and school for boys, opened 1925. Gives academic, vocational, and agricultural training. Three miles W.
- K-46HAMLET STATIONBuilt in 1900 to serve Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Depot was major stop for passengers on east-west & north-south rail l...
- K-53N.C. FARMERS' ALLIANCEOrganized by statewide convention of delegates in Rockingham, Oct. 4, 1887. Leonidas L. Polk elected first secretary.
Robeson County
- I-39ANGUS W. McLEANGovernor, 1925-1929, Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury, 1920-1921. Home is 1 mile south, grave 100 yards...
- I-20ANGUS W. McLEAN 1870-1935Governor, 1925-1929, assistant secretary, U.S. Treasury, 1920-1921. His birthplace was 4 mi. N.
- I-8BURNT SWAMP ASSOCIATIONBaptist churches serving Lumbee and other tribes. Association was formed in 1881 at Burnt Swamp Church, then 2 1/2 mi. N...
- I-27CAROLINA COLLEGEOperated by Methodist Church, 1911-1926. Site used by Presbyterian Jr. College, 1929-1960; Carolina Military Academy, 19...
- I-68CROATAN NORMAL SCHOOLEst. in 1887 to educate teachers of Indian youth. It was the forerunner of UNC-Pembroke. Building was 2/10 mile east.
- I-67FIRST RURAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTIn 1912 Robeson County established first rural health department in U.S. three blocks N.
- I-24FLORA MacDONALD COLLEGEPresbyterian. Founded in 1896. Closed 1961. Merged to create St. Andrews College. Was located 1 mi. east.
- I-22THOMPSON INSTITUTEEst. 1881 for blacks by Lumber River Bapt. Assoc. Boarding school; trained teachers; named for A.H. Thompson. Succeeded ...
- I-30UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT PEMBROKEEstablished 1887 as the State Normal School for Indians. Since 1972 a campus of The University of North Carolina.
Rockingham County
Rowan County
- L-14'CHRISTIAN REID' 1846-1920Pen name of Frances Fisher Tiernan, author of Land of the Sky and other novels. Her grave is 200 yards N.W.
- M-39AUGUSTUS LEAZERIntroduced bill, 1885, for industrial school, now N.C. State University. Speaker of House, 1889; prison reformer. Taught...
- L-104J. E. K. AGGREY (1875-1927) ROSE D. AGGREY (1882-1961)Born in West Africa's Gold Coast (now Ghana), James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey enrolled at Livingstone College in 1898 & later...
- L-89JOSEPH C. PRICE 1854-1893Minister, teacher, and founder of Livingstone College. Home stands here. Grave 700 ft. E.
- L-27LEE S. OVERMANUnited States Senator, 1903-30, a leading supporter of Wilson's war policies, Speaker of House of Representatives. His h...
- L-85LIVINGSTONE COLLEGEFounded as Zion Wesley Institute, 1879. Became College in 1885. Rev. J. C. Price president 1882-93. Named for British mi...
- L-17RURAL FREE DELIVERYThe first mail over an R.F.D. route in N.C. was carried out of China Grove, October 23, 1896.
Rutherford County
Sampson County
Scotland County
- I-46JAMES LYTCHInvented Lytch cotton planter (patented 1878), a favorite in the South, and other implements. Shops were 1/4 mile S.W. T...
- I-3JOHN CHARLES McNEILLNotable North Carolina poet, 1874-1907. House in which he was born restored at his burial site 1 1/2 miles west.
- I-91LAURINBURG INSTITUTEFounded 1904 by E. M. and Tinny McDuffie to educate black students upon encouragement by Booker T. Washington. Campus 10...
Stanly County
Surry County
Swain County
Transylvania County
Union County
- L-32FERDINAND FOCHCommander-in-chief of Allied armies, 1918, made a speech at the Union County Courthouse, on December 9, 1921.
- L-90JOHN J. PARKER 1885-1958Chief judge, U.S. Fourth Circuit, 1931-58; alternate member, Nuremberg tribunal, 1945-46. He was born one block SE.
- L-100LT. SAMUEL I. PARKEROne of two North Carolinians awarded Medal of Honor for valor in World War I (France, 1918). Born 1 blk. SE.
- L-57T. WALTER BICKETTGovernor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace...
- L-58WINGATE UNIVERSITYBaptist. Est. as Wingate School in 1896; a junior college, 1923; became a senior college in 1977. University since 1995....
- L-6WM. HENRY BELK 1862-1952Merchant, philanthropist, and Presbyterian layman. Opened first store, May 29, 1888, two blocks east.
Vance County
Wake County
- H-80ALEXANDER B. ANDREWS 1841-1915Railroad builder and financier. Vice-president, Southern Railroad; superintendent, North Carolina Railroad. Home is here...
- H-119ANNA J. COOPER 1858-1964Educator, orator, & early black feminist. Graduate, St. Augustine's. Author, A Voice from the South (1892). Grave 2 1/2 ...
- H-77BERRY O'KELLY SCHOOLBegun 1910. Early Negro teacher training school. Named for benefactor. Later used as elementary school. Closed in 1966.
- H-26CAMP BRYAN GRIMESSpanish-American War camp, 95 acres, named for the Confederate general, was located here. Only U.S. Army camp in the sta...
- H-103CHARLES N. HUNTER 1852-1931Black teacher, writer, & reformer. Principal, Berry O'Kelly School; a founder, N.C. Industrial Assoc. Lived 1 block S.
- H-101CLARENCE POE 1881-1964Editor and publisher of the Progressive Farmer, 1903-1954. Social and agricultural reformer. Lived 400 yards S.E.
- H-90EDWARD A. JOHNSON 1860-1944Politician, businessman, philanthropist, author, and educator. First black to publish a N.C. textbook. Home was here.
- H-117EXECUTIVE MANSIONOfficial residence, N.C. governors, it was completed 1891 on Burke Square using prison labor. Architects, A.G. Bauer & S...
- H-120FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAYAfter 1928 popularized Indy-style car racing. Site hosted the last NASCAR race on dirt track, 1970. Half-mile oval was 2...
- H-110FANNIE E. S. HECK 1862-1915Social activist; writer. Led the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union after 1892. A benefactor of present Meredith College. ...
- H-53J. MELVILLE BROUGHTON 1888-1949Governor, 1941-45; U.S. Senator, 1948-49. Member, General Assembly, 1927, 1929. Home was two blocks west.
- H-87JAMES H. YOUNG 1860-1921Colonel of black N.C. regiment in war with Spain; edited Raleigh Gazette; legislator. Home was 25 ft. W.
- H-95JANE McKIMMON 1867-1957Home economist. From 1911 to 1937 she organized and led N.C.'s home demonstration program. Lived here.
- H-39JOSEPHUS DANIELS 1862-1948Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21; ambassador to Mexico; author; editor, News and Observer. His home was here.
- H-111LEONARD MEDICAL SCHOOLNation's first four-year medical school. Trained 400 African American physicians. Operated here from 1882 to 1918.
- H-58MANGUM TERRACESoil conservation land mark. Erosion-checking terrace built ca. 1885 by Priestley H. Mangum 2 mi. north. Technique adopt...
- H-38MEREDITH COLLEGEAn independent women’s college chartered 1891 as Baptist Female University. Named 1909 for education advocate Thos. Mere...
- H-115METHODIST ORPHANAGEEst. by Methodist Church, 1899; served children in central & eastern N.C. Campus here until 1979.
- H-124N.C. COLORED STATE FAIROperated 1879-1930 by N.C. Industrial Assoc. to accommodate the state's black citizens. Was held, 1891-1925, fifty yds. ...
- H-82N.C. OFFICE OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORYOrganized as the N.C. Historical Commission in 1903; R. D. W. Connor, first secretary. Moved to this building, 1968.
- H-89N.C. PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATIONOrganized in 1880 at a meeting held in the Senate Chamber. E. M. Nadal of Wilson was the first president.
- H-34N.C. STATE FAIR, 1873-1925 / STATE EXPOSITION OF 1884 / CAMP POLK, 1918
- H-106NORTH CAROLINA BAR ASSOCIATIONOrganized here, Feb. 10, 1899, in room then used by N.C. Supreme Court. Platt Walker of Charlotte, group's first preside...
- H-48NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORYCollection gathered by Fred Olds merged 1902 with state's artifacts to create Hall of History. Moved here in 1994.
- H-25NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGHChartered 1887. Opened 1889 as a land grant college. Since 1931 campus of Consolidated University.
- H-33PETTIGREW HOSPITALSite of Confederate hospital, U.S. Army barracks, Confederate Soldiers' Home, 1891-1938.
- H-5STATE BANK BUILDINGFirst State Bank, est. 1814; housed Christ Church rectory, 1873-1951. Reopened 1969 as bank 50 yds. N.W.
- H-79THOMAS R. JERNIGAN 1847-1920U.S. negotiator in China for 30 years. Consul in Japan and China. Editor, author, and lawyer. His home was 2 blocks E.
- H-81W. N. H. SMITHN.C. Chief Justice, 1878-1889; state legislator; U.S. & Confederate Congressman. Home was one blk. W.; grave 3/4 mi. E.
- H-20WALTER HINES PAGE 1855-1918Journalist, editor, and publisher. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1913-1918. His birthplace stood 400 yards north.
Warren County
- E-101JOHN A. HYMAN 1840-1891First black to represent N.C. in U.S. Congress, 1875-1877; state senator, 1868-1874. Home is one block west.
- E-102JOHN H. KERR 1873-1958Congressman, 1923-1952; jurist. Sponsored bills to create tobacco price supports and Kerr Lake. He lived 2 blocks east.
- E-28LITTLETON COLLEGEChartered in 1883 as Central Institute and in 1887 as Littleton Female College. Burned 1919. Was located here.
Washington County
Watauga County
- N-23APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITYEst. 1899 as Watauga Academy by B.B. and D.D. Dougherty. A campus of The University of North Carolina since 1972.
- N-25ELLIOTT DAINGERFIELD 1859-1932Artist, teacher, author. His paintings hang in the National Gallery, Metropolitan Museum, and other galleries. His home ...
- N-51GINSENG TRADENative root valued in China for medicinal uses; long collected by locals. Wilcox Drug (est. 1900), among its exporters, ...
- N-48STANLEY HARRIS 1882-1976Boy Scouts of America leader. Founded Scouts’ Interracial Service in 1926. Lived 100 yds. N.
Wayne County
- F-1CHARLES B. AYCOCKGovernor, 1901-1905. Crusader for public education. Birthplace stands 2/3 mi. east.
- F-35CHARLES B. AYCOCKGovernor of North Carolina, 1901-1905. Crusader for universal education. His law office is 2 blocks S.W.
- F-61CHERRY HOSPITALOpened by state in 1880 for black citizens with mental illness. Named in 1959 for R. Gregg Cherry, governor, 1945-49. Op...
- F-65GERTRUDE WEIL 1879-1971Advocate for extending voting rights to women, 1920; reformer active in labor, race, Jewish causes. Home was here.
- F-53ODD FELLOWS HOMEOrphanage and school opened in 1892. Provided for 960 children before closing in 1971. The original 20-acre tract is now...
- F-24WM. T. DORTCHConfederate Senator, Speaker State House of Representatives, head of commission to codify State laws, 1883. Home is 1, g...
Wilkes County
Wilson County
- F-30BARTON COLLEGEFounded in 1902 by the Christian Church of N.C. as Atlantic Christian College. Renamed 1990 for a church founder, Barton...
- F-55CHARLES LEE COON 1868-1927Educational reformer, historian and author. Secty. of Child Labor Committee, 1904-1916. Home was 1/2 blk. west.
- F-68FIRST ABC STOREFirst Alcoholic Beverage Control store in N.C. opened here, July 2, 1935, ending Prohibition, state law since 1909.
- F-69HACKNEY WAGON COMPANYManufacturer of farm & delivery wagons; est. 1903. Peak production was 15,000 per year. Factory was 1/4 mi. NE.
- F-56HENRY G. CONNOR 1852-1924Justice of N.C. Supreme Court; Federal District Judge; state legislator. Grave is 3.5 mi. west.
- F-64OWEN L. W. SMITHU.S. minister to Liberia, 1898-1902; born into slavery. Pastor, St. John A.M.E. Zion Church in Wilson. Lived 1/10 mi. N.