ALEXANDER WILSON
Teacher in Piedmont area from 1819 to 1867; operated own school in Alamance County, 1851-67. Home is 1 mile, grave is 3 1/2 miles northeast.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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ALEXANDER MEBANE
Brigadier general of North Carolina militia, member House of Commons, conventions 1788, 1789, and U.S. Congress. His home stood nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
Founded 1910 by James E. Shepard for Negroes. State liberal arts college, 1925-1969. Now a regional university.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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ELON UNIVERSITY
Founded as Elon College by the Christian Church in 1889. Coeducational. Burned in 1923; rebuilt 1923-26.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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EDWIN G. READE
Member Congress, 1855-57; Confederate Senator; President State Convention, 1865; Justice N.C. Supreme Court, 1865-78. Birthplace was 2 mi. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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BRIGHT LEAF TOBACCO
In 1850s on a farm in this area Abisha Slade perfected a process for curing yellow tobacco. His slave Stephen discovered process in 1839.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Parish established in 1746. Present building, completed in 1773, stands 200 yards W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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BINGHAM SCHOOL
First military school in North Carolina, was founded in 1826 by D. H. Bingham. Moved to Littleton in 1829. Stood nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...
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OXFORD FEMALE COLLEGE
Opened 1851 by Baptists, operated by individuals after 1857. Franklin P. Hobgood, president, 1880-1924. School closed 1925. Campus was 2 blocks S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...
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JAMES TURNER
Governor, 1802-1805, United States Senator, 1805-1816, and State legislator. Oakland, his home, stood 1 mile E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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KITTRELL'S SPRINGS
Health resort, social and recreational center in nineteenth century. Springs are 1/2 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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BINGHAM SCHOOL
Boys' military academy operated by William & Robert Bingham. Moved here from Oaks, 1865. Moved to Asheville, 1891.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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WILLIAM HAWKINS 1777-1819
Governor, 1811-1814; speaker, State House of Commons, 1810-1811. His home, Pleasant Hill, stands one mile N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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CALVIN GRAVES 1804-1877
Speaker of the N.C. House and Senate. He cast deciding vote for North Carolina Railroad, 1849. He lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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OCCANEECHI
Village of Occaneechi Indians on the Great Trading Path. Inhabited ca. 1680-1710. Visited in 1701 by the explorer John Lawson. 1/2 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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JAMES O'KELLY ca. 1735-1826
Founded the Christian Church, after dissenting from Methodist-Episcopal Church, 1792. His grave is 4 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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WILLIAM A. GRAHAM
Governor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His home stands 150 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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WILLIAM HOOPER 1742-1790
One of North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of Independence. His home is 150 yds. W. Was buried a few yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...
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TRADING PATH
Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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HILLSBOROUGH ACADEMY
Classical academy opened in 1801 and rechartered, 1814. William J. Bingham was principal, 1827-1844. Closed 1858. Campus here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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