PYLE'S DEFEAT
Tory militia going to join Cornwallis's army destroyed by Lee's Legion Feb. 1781 nearby on Col. Michael Holt's land.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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LINDLEY'S MILL
In a battle on Sept. 13, 1781, John Butler's Whig militia failed to rescue Governor Thomas Burke from Col. David Fanning's Tories. Site 4 mi. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...
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WILLIAMSBOROUGH
Eighteenth century town, named for John Williams, judge, state legislator, congressman, who lived nearby. Old St. John's Church is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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BATTLE OF ALAMANCE
Militia under Governor William Tryon defeated Regulators on May 16, 1771. Six miles S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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EDMUND FANNING
Born in New York, Yale graduate, judge. His home nearby, destroyed by Regulators, 1770. Later Loyalist, British general, governor.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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BARTLETT YANCEY
Congressman. A State legislator and political leader. Died in 1828 at the age of 42. His home and grave are here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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THOMAS PERSON
Leader of popular movements: Regulation, Revolution, and Antifederalism. His home in Goshen stood five miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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THOMAS BURKE
Governor of N.C., was captured in Hillsboro by David Fanning and his Tories, Sept. 12, 1781, and taken to Charleston, S.C.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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CORNWALLIS
Passed a few miles west, February, 1781. Greene followed, and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse resulted, March 15, 1781.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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GREENE
Pursued by Cornwallis, crossed into Virginia and forded the Dan River northeast of here, February, 1781.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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EARLY RAILROADS
First public meeting to promote railroads in North Carolina, Aug. 1, 1828, was at Wm. Albright's home, which stood 4 mi. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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JOURNEY OF RECONCILIATION
In 1947 the Congress of Racial Equality & local citizens, black & white, protested bus segregation. Setting out from Washington, D.C., "freedom riders" tested compliance with a U.S. Supreme Court...
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HARRIET-HENDERSON STRIKE
Textile mill 100 yds. N.E. target of strike, 1958-61. Effort failed, led to bombings that bolstered antiunionism.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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HART'S MILL
Grist mill. Site of key Regulator meeting, 1766, and skirmish in 1781 that boosted the Patriot cause. Stood 1/5 mile N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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KIRK-HOLDEN WAR
Racial violence in Caswell and Alamance counties in 1870 led to martial law, under Col. Geo. W. Kirk, impeachment & removal of Gov. W. W. Holden.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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ROMULUS M. SAUNDERS
Was Minister to Spain, 1845-49; congressman, judge, legislator, and political leader. This was his home.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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BLACK WALL STREET
In the early decades of the 1900s, Durham acquired national reputation for entrepreneurship. Businesses owned by African Americans lined Parrish Street. Among them were N.C. Mutual Life Insurance...
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ELIZABETH KECKLY ca. 1820-1907
Burwell family slave, bought freedom, 1855. Dressmaker & friend to Mary Todd Lincoln. Published her memoir, 1868. Lived here, 1830s.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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RURAL CREDIT UNION
Lowes Grove credit union, first in South, formed to serve local farmers. Est. Dec. 9, 1915, on initiative of John Sprunt Hill.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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DURHAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Oldest public library in North Carolina supported by local taxpayers. In 1898 opened its doors at site 1/2 mile west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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