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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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WAKE FOREST COLLEGE BIRTHPLACE

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID H75)

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID H75)

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SHERMAN'S MARCH

Enroute from Goldsboro to Raleigh, Sherman's army camped 1 mile east and on April 12, 1865, celebrated the news of Lee's surrender.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

Enroute from Goldsboro to Raleigh, Sherman's army camped 1 mile east and on April 12, 1865, celebrated the news of Lee's surrender.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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ROCKY RIVER CHURCH

Baptist, organized about 1757. Used by Regulators for meetings after 1768. Stands 200 yards east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....

Baptist, organized about 1757. Used by Regulators for meetings after 1768. Stands 200 yards east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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ABRAHAM RENCHER

Congressman; Minister to Portugal; Governor of the Territory of New Mexico, 1857-1861; poet and essayist. Buried two blocks West.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

Congressman; Minister to Portugal; Governor of the Territory of New Mexico, 1857-1861; poet and essayist. Buried two blocks West.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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JOHN S. RAVENSCROFT

First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of N.C., 1823-1830. Active in the revival of the Church. Interred in church 50 yds. south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of N.C., 1823-1830. Active in the revival of the Church. Interred in church 50 yds. south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA

Successor to earlier group founded in 1799. Formed here in 1849. Dr. Edmund Strudwick was first president.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Successor to earlier group founded in 1799. Formed here in 1849. Dr. Edmund Strudwick was first president.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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DOROTHEA DIX HOSPITAL

Authorized 1849, largely through work of Dorothea L. Dix, crusader for better care of the mentally ill. 500 yards southwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Authorized 1849, largely through work of Dorothea L. Dix, crusader for better care of the mentally ill. 500 yards southwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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WILLIAM BOYLAN

President of Raleigh and Gaston Railroad; president of the State Bank; publisher of the Raleigh "Minerva" 1803-1810. Home is 3 blks. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

President of Raleigh and Gaston Railroad; president of the State Bank; publisher of the Raleigh "Minerva" 1803-1810. Home is 3 blks. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Baptist; coeducational. Opened as Wake Forest College, 1834. Moved to Winston-Salem, 1956. University since 1967.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Baptist; coeducational. Opened as Wake Forest College, 1834. Moved to Winston-Salem, 1956. University since 1967.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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OAKWOOD CEMETERY

Governors Aycock, Bragg, Fowle, Holden, Swain, and Worth, other notables and Confederates buried there. 3 blocks E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Governors Aycock, Bragg, Fowle, Holden, Swain, and Worth, other notables and Confederates buried there. 3 blocks E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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