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GRAHAM'S FORT

Home of Col. William Graham. Site of Tory raid, 1780. Served as Revolutionary War fort. Site is 300 yds. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Home of Col. William Graham. Site of Tory raid, 1780. Served as Revolutionary War fort. Site is 300 yds. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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ANDREW LORETZ

Minister, 1786-1812, of German Reformed Church in the Carolinas. Home built in 1793. Located one-half mile south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Minister, 1786-1812, of German Reformed Church in the Carolinas. Home built in 1793. Located one- half mile south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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PETER FORNEY 1756-1834

Pioneer manufacturer of iron; Revolutionary War officer; Congressman, 1813-1815. Mt. Welcome, his home, was 3/4 mi. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Pioneer manufacturer of iron; Revolutionary War officer; Congressman, 1813-1815. Mt. Welcome, his home, was 3/4 mi. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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CHARLES H. MEBANE

Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1897-1901; president of Catawba College, 1901-04; newspaper editor. Home 3 blocks E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1897-1901; president of Catawba College, 1901-04; newspaper editor. Home 3 blocks E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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OLD ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

Organized before 1771 as a union church by German settlers. Present building erected ca. 1820.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

Organized before 1771 as a union church by German settlers. Present building erected ca. 1820.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....

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ST. JOHN'S CHURCH

Lutheran. Organized prior to 1798. J. G. Arends was first pastor. Building, the fourth on site, is 1/4 mile east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Lutheran. Organized prior to 1798. J. G. Arends was first pastor. Building, the fourth on site, is 1/4 mile east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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DANIEL E. RHYNE 1852-1931

Textile, furniture, and wagon manufacturer and banker. A benefactor of Lenoir Rhyne College. His grave is 100 yards E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Textile, furniture, and wagon manufacturer and banker. A benefactor of Lenoir Rhyne College. His grave is 100 yards E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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DANIELS CHURCH

Evangelical Lutheran. Organized in 1774. J. G. Arndt was first regular minister; Philip Henkel assistant. This building, 1888, is third on site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Evangelical Lutheran. Organized in 1774. J. G. Arndt was first regular minister; Philip Henkel assistant. This building, 1888, is third on site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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WILLIAM A. HOKE 1851-1925

Chief justice 1 year & assoc. justice 20 yrs., N.C. Supreme Court. Superior court judge 13 yrs. Birthplace stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Chief justice 1 year & assoc. justice 20 yrs., N.C. Supreme Court. Superior court judge 13 yrs. Birthplace stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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M. L. McCORKLE 1817-1899

Superior Court judge; a founder of Catawba College; state senator & Confederate colonel. His home stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Superior Court judge; a founder of Catawba College; state senator & Confederate colonel. His home stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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ST. JOSEPH'S

Built in 1843 for Irish immigrant gold miners. Fourth Catholic church built in state. This is the original building.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Built in 1843 for Irish immigrant gold miners. Fourth Catholic church built in state. This is the original building.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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SCHENCK-WARLICK MILL

First cotton mill in N.C. Built prior to 1816 by Michael Schenck and Absalom Warlick. Mill stood one-half mile N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

First cotton mill in N.C. Built prior to 1816 by Michael Schenck and Absalom Warlick. Mill stood one-half mile N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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CONCORDIA COLLEGE 1881-1935

Lutheran. A precursor of Lenoir-Rhyne College; burned, 1935. Church now on site 1 block south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

Lutheran. A precursor of Lenoir-Rhyne College; burned, 1935. Church now on site 1 block south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

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W. J. CASH 1900-1941

Author of The Mind of The South. Editor & journalist. His grave is located 1600 ft. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here...

Author of The Mind of The South. Editor & journalist. His grave is located 1600 ft. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here...

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THOMAS DIXON, JR. 1864-1946

Minister, politician, & author. Film "Birth of a Nation" was based on his novel The Clansman. Grave is 1500 ft. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Minister, politician, & author. Film "Birth of a Nation" was based on his novel The Clansman. Grave is 1500 ft. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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