BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE
Johnston's Confederates checked Sherman's Union army, March 19-21, 1865. Historic site 2 1/2 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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BATTLE OF ALAMANCE
Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID GG1)
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LEONARD HENDERSON 1772-1833
Jurist and educator. Member of first N.C. Supreme Court; Chief Justice, 1829-1833. His grave is 1/2 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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N.C. SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS
Organized in 1918 in the Malbourne Hotel, which stood here. J. N. Ambler elected first president.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....
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DUKE UNIVERSITY
Formerly Trinity College. Name was changed in 1924 to honor Washington Duke whose son James B. Duke endowed the institution.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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GRAHAM COLLEGE
Est. by the Christian Church, 1851, as Graham Institute; forerunner of Elon College. Burned in 1892. Stood 1 blk. west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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B. EVERETT JORDAN 1896-1974
United States Senator, 1958-1973, and textile executive. Home stands one mile northeast.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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HENRY P. CHEATHAM 1857-1935
Born into slavery. U.S. Congressman, 1889-1893. Superintendent of Colored Orphanage of N.C., 1907-1935. Grave 8/10 mi. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...
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THOMAS DAY ca. 1801-1861
Free black cabinetmaker in Milton, 1824-1861. Home and shop located here in the old Union Tavern, 1848-1858.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL
First state university to open its doors, 1795. Chartered in 1789 under the Constitution of 1776.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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SPRING FRIENDS MEETING
Meeting house by 1761; Meeting recognized, 1773; Preparative Meeting, 1779; & Monthly Meeting, 1793.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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ST. MARY'S CHAPEL
Established as Anglican chapel ca. 1759. Present building consecrated in 1859, stands 500 ft. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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ARCHIBALD DEBOW MURPHEY
Champion of a new State through public schools, canals, roads, 1777-1832. Grave 50 yards west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD
Company Shops built here in 1857 for maintenance and repair of the N.C. Railroad. Closed in 1866.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI
Formed Oct. 23, 1783, in Hillsborough, by officers of the Continental Line. First President was General Jethro Sumner.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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