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NORTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR

Agricultural fair. Was first held in 1853 and moved to this location, its third, in 1928.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Agricultural fair. Was first held in 1853 and moved to this location, its third, in 1928.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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WILLIAM W. HOLDEN 1818-1892

Editor. Appointed provisional governor, 1865. Elected governor, 1868; impeached and removed, 1871. Home stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Editor. Appointed provisional governor, 1865. Elected governor, 1868; impeached and removed, 1871. Home stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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R. STANHOPE PULLEN 1822-1895

Businessman. Benefactor of NCSU, UNC-G, and Peace College. Gifts included land for Pullen Park. Birthplace here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Businessman. Benefactor of NCSU, UNC-G, and Peace College. Gifts included land for Pullen Park. Birthplace here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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EDWARD A. JOHNSON 1860-1944

Politician, businessman, philanthropist, author, and educator. First black to publish a N.C. textbook. Home was here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Politician, businessman, philanthropist, author, and educator. First black to publish a N.C. textbook. Home was here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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PEACE COLLEGE

Founded by Presbyterian elder Wm. Peace 1857 as school for women; opened 1872. Main building used as Confederate hospital & by Freedmen's Bureau.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Founded by Presbyterian elder Wm. Peace 1857 as school for women; opened 1872. Main building used as Confederate hospital & by Freedmen's Bureau.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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N.C. PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION

Organized in 1880 at a meeting held in the Senate Chamber. E. M. Nadal of Wilson was the first president.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Organized in 1880 at a meeting held in the Senate Chamber. E. M. Nadal of Wilson was the first president.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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HENRY A. LONDON 1846-1918

Lawyer, state senator. Author of 1901 "London Libel Law." Editor of Chatham Record, 1878-1918. Home was here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Lawyer, state senator. Author of 1901 "London Libel Law." Editor of Chatham Record, 1878-1918. Home was here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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JAMES H. YOUNG 1860-1921

Colonel of black N.C. regiment in war with Spain; edited Raleigh Gazette; legislator. Home was 25 ft. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Colonel of black N.C. regiment in war with Spain; edited Raleigh Gazette; legislator. Home was 25 ft. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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JAMES H. HARRIS 1832-1891

Black legislator & orator; member 1868 convention; a founder of Republican Party & Union League in N.C. Home was 1 block W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Black legislator & orator; member 1868 convention; a founder of Republican Party & Union League in N.C. Home was 1 block W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE LIBRARY

Established 1812 under Wm. Hill, Sec. of State; James F. Taylor first state librarian, 1843. Moved here in 1968.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Established 1812 under Wm. Hill, Sec. of State; James F. Taylor first state librarian, 1843. Moved here in 1968.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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ROCKY RIVER FRIENDS MEETING

Established under care of Cane Creek Meeting, 1753; a Monthly Meeting since 1908. Fourth building was constructed in 1926.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Established under care of Cane Creek Meeting, 1753; a Monthly Meeting since 1908. Fourth building was constructed in 1926.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

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FLORA MacDONALD

Scottish heroine, spent the winter of 1774-1775 at Mount Pleasant, the home of her half-sister, Annabella MacDonald, which stood 400 yds. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Scottish heroine, spent the winter of 1774-1775 at Mount Pleasant, the home of her half-sister, Annabella MacDonald, which stood 400 yds. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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N.C. DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY

Organized as the N.C. Historical Commission in 1903; R. D. W. Connor, first secretary. Moved to this building, 1968.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Organized as the N.C. Historical Commission in 1903; R. D. W. Connor, first secretary. Moved to this building, 1968.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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W. N. H. SMITH

N.C. Chief Justice, 1878-1889; state legislator; U.S. & Confederate Congressman. Home was one blk. W.; grave 3/4 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

N.C. Chief Justice, 1878-1889; state legislator; U.S. & Confederate Congressman. Home was one blk. W.; grave 3/4 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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ALEXANDER B. ANDREWS 1841-1915

Railroad builder and financier. Vice-president, Southern Railroad; superintendent, North Carolina Railroad. Home is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Railroad builder and financier. Vice-president, Southern Railroad; superintendent, North Carolina Railroad. Home is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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GOVERNOR'S PALACE

Completed 1816. Vance was the last governor to reside there, 1862-5. Stood 50 yards south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Completed 1816. Vance was the last governor to reside there, 1862-5. Stood 50 yards south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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THOMAS R. JERNIGAN 1847-1920

U.S. negotiator in China for 30 years. Consul in Japan and China. Editor, author, and lawyer. His home was 2 blocks E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

U.S. negotiator in China for 30 years. Consul in Japan and China. Editor, author, and lawyer. His home was 2 blocks E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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O'KELLY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Organized, 1794, by Jas. O'Kelly, founder of the denomination. Present building fourth on site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

Organized, 1794, by Jas. O'Kelly, founder of the denomination. Present building fourth on site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

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BERRY O'KELLY SCHOOL

Begun 1910. Early Negro teacher training school. Named for benefactor. Later used as elementary school. Closed in 1966.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Begun 1910. Early Negro teacher training school. Named for benefactor. Later used as elementary school. Closed in 1966.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART

Outgrowth of N.C. Art Society. In 1947 state funded purchase of art. Museum opened, 1956. Moved here, 1983.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Outgrowth of N.C. Art Society. In 1947 state funded purchase of art. Museum opened, 1956. Moved here, 1983.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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