FIRST 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.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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CHARLIE POOLE 1892-1931
Pioneer country music recording artist. With N.C. Ramblers, 1918-31, popularized old-time music. Grave 1/2 mi. SW.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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EDWARD R. MURROW 1908-1965
Radio correspondent in London during World War Two. Television interviewer & commentator. Born one mile east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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LEAKSVILLE LANDING
Port for bateau trade on Dan River. Improved by Roanoke Navigation Company, 1820s. Ruins visible at low water. 200 yards west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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SLINK SHOAL SLUICE
Dan River improvements built 1820s by Roanoke Navigation Co. include sluice & wing dams 1/4 mi. E. Rebuilt, 1880s.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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SHALLOW FORD
Colonial route across Yadkin River. Scene of Tory defeat by Whigs, 1780. Crossing used in 1781 by army of Lord Cornwallis. 600 yds. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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GUILFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Established in 1911, it was the first county health department in N.C. and second in U.S. Now two blocks north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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BARNETT CANAL
Built near here by James Barnett in 1813. Later powered largest continuously operating textile complex in the northern piedmont.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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PALMER MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
Preparatory school for blacks founded 1902 by Charlotte Hawkins Brown. Named for Alice Freeman Palmer. Closed in 1971. Now state historic site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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ROBERT M. HANES 1890-1959
Banker. Economic adviser to post-World War II Europe. A founder of the Research Triangle Park. Home was 50 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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PIEDMONT RAILROAD
Railroad line between Greensboro and Danville. Constructed, 1862-1864, for the Confederacy. Its terminus was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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MASONIC HOME
Established in 1912 by Grand Lodge of Masons and Order of Eastern Star for their aged.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Est. 1963; opened 1965. First state-supported school for performing arts in U.S. A campus of The University of North Carolina since 1971.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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CALCIUM CARBIDE
Industrial experiment nearby in 1892 led to discovery of process for its manufacture. First produced commercially by James T. Morehead.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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LINDSAY STREET SCHOOL
The first permanent public graded school in N.C. opened in 1875 in a building which stood on this site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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