Established in 1837; present church built in 1849-50. The first Presbyterian church in Wilkes County.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....
Legislator, 14 terms. Lt. Governor, 1893-1897. Headed Revenue & Highway Commissions. Was U.N.C. Trustee for 56 yrs. Office was 30 feet W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
First N.C. cotton & corn demonstration supervised by a county agent held here on a farm of J. F. Eagle, 1907-1908.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
Presbyterian. Both founded in 1824. Plans for Davidson College adopted here in 1835.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
Congressman, 1911-1953. Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, 1933-1947, 1949-1953. Home 2/10 mi. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
Author of The Impending Crisis, a bitterly controversial book which denounced slavery; U.S. Consul at Buenos Aires, 1861-66. Born 150 yds. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
Noted educator and minister. Founded York Collegiate Institute & numerous academies. Professor at Rutherford College. Grave 5 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
Fortified stronghold of band of robbers & army deserters, was captured by force of citizens in May, 1865. Stood one mile north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
Colonel in Revolution, Whig leader in battle of Kings Mountain, state legislator. Home was on "The Round About," one mile southwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
Squire and Sarah Boone are buried here. Daniel Boone, 1734-1820, lived many years in this region.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....
A gem found only in N.C., named for W. E. Hidden, mineralogist of N.Y., who prospected in this area about 1880. Mines were nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
Copper mine operated one mile north in the 1870s & 1880s. Site of Ore Knob, boom mining town, chartered 1875.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
First U.S. Judge for District of N.C., 1790, captain in Revolution, state legislator, member of convention of 1789. His plantation was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
Landmark for Indians and pioneer settlers. Elevation 2,420 feet. State park since 1968. Stands 3 miles west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
Now historical museum, was temporary home of Gov. Zebulon B. Vance after Sherman's capture of Raleigh, April 1865. Is 350 yards southwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...