J. E. K. AGGREY (1875-1927) ROSE D. AGGREY (1882-1961)
Born in West Africa's Gold Coast (now Ghana), James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey enrolled at Livingstone College in 1898 & later joined the faculty. In 1920 he returned to Africa where he influenced...
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HERMAN HUSBAND 1724-1795
Leader during War of the Regulation, 1768-1771; a reformer and pamphleteer. Later in Whiskey Rebellion in Pa. Lived nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...
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HUGH HAMMOND BENNETT 1881-1960
"Father of soil conservation." First chief of the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1935-1952. Born 4 miles southwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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BUGGY COMPANY
Thomas B. Tyson & W. T. Jones's factory produced horse-drawn vehicles sold across South, 1850s to 1920s. At peak made 3000 per year. Stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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PEE DEE MEETING
Quaker meeting organized, 1755. Westward migration led to decline by the 1840s. Cemetery located 1 1/2 mi. west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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BOGGAN-HAMMOND HOUSE
Eighteenth-century house built by Patrick Boggan, Revolutionary soldier & a founder of Wadesboro. Now historical museum. Located 2 blocks south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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THOMAS SAMUEL ASHE
Associate Justice, State Supreme Court, 1878-1887; Member of Congress, 1873-1877; Member of Confederate Congress; legislator. Home is one mile west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...
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FLORA MACDONALD
Scottish heroine who lived in N.C., 1774-79. Loyalist in the Revolution. Her home stood on this creek a few miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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CAMERON MORRISON SCHOOL
State home and school for boys, opened 1925. Gives academic, vocational, and agricultural training. Three miles W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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TORY RENDEZVOUS
Before going to battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, Feb., 1776, Tories of this area met in Cross Hill, at Alexander Morrison's home, 125 yards S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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JOHN W. THOMAS 1800-1871
Founder of Thomasville. As legislator led fight for N.C. Railroad; friend of education. His home, Cedar Lodge, was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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SAMARCAND
State juvenile facility. Est. in 1918 to provide girls with educational and vocational training. Campus is 3 mi. south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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EDMUND DEBERRY 1787-1859
Member of Congress & State Senator. Planter and promoter of mining & manufacturing. Home here, grave 4/5 mi. west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JOHN H. MILLS
First head of Oxford Orphanage (1873-1884) and Thomasville Baptist Orphanage (Mills Home), president Oxford Female College. Grave 100 yds. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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JOHN COLTRANE 1926-1967
Jazz saxophonist and composer; influential stylist. Work spanned bebop to avant garde. Born one block S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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