WINGATE UNIVERSITY
Baptist. Est. as Wingate School in 1896; a junior college, 1923; became a senior college in 1977. University since 1995. Campus one block north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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JAMES P. COOK
Led founding of Stonewall Jackson Training School; state senator; est. The Daily Standard in 1890. Home was 1 block W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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FIGHT AT COLSON'S
Colonel William Lee Davidson's Whig militia defeated Colonel Samuel Bryan's Tories, in July, 1780, a few miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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T. WALTER BICKETT
Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace was 50 ft. north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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CONFEDERATE NAVY YARD
Established here 1862 following its removal from Portsmouth, Va. Produced ordnance for the Confederate Navy.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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GRACE OR LOWER STONE CHURCH
Evangelical and Reformed. Organized by early German settlers. Building erected 1795 is 2 1/2 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JAMES W. CANNON 1852-1921
Textile pioneer; founder of Cannon Mills, 1887, and Kannapolis, 1906; leading manufacturer of towels. Grave 2 mi. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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D. A. TOMPKINS 1851-1914
Crusader for southern industrial development, manufacturer, engineer, author, and publisher. Grave is 1/2 mile north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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ORGAN OR ZION CHURCH
Lutheran. Organized by early German settlers. The building erected in 1794 is 1 1/2 mi. south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....
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DAVID F. HOUSTON
Secretary of Agriculture and later of the Treasury under Wilson. College president and author. His birthplace stood 60 yards north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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CAMERON MORRISON
Governor, 1921-1925, began state-wide paved road building program. United States Senator and Representative. His home is 1 1/2 miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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ANDREW JACKSON
Studied law under Spruce Macay, 1784-85, at an office which stood 1 bl. W. Admitted to the bar in Rowan County, Nov. 6, 1787.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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W. R. ODELL
Textile manufacturer, State Senator, 1905-07. Friend of education. His home is 1 block W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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BRANCH U.S. MINT
Stood a few feet southwest. Operated 1837-61, 1867-1913. Razed, 1933, and rebuilt as art museum three miles east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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MECHANIC'S HILL
Site of extensive gunsmithing operations in 18th and 19th centuries. The Kennedy family led in producing long rifles.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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STONEWALL JACKSON TRAINING SCHOOL
State juvenile facility. Est. in 1909 to provide boys with educational and vocational training. Campus is 200 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Parish established in 1753. Present building constructed in 1828, stands one block west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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J. P. CALDWELL
Editor of Statesville "Landmark" (1880-92), Charlotte "Observer" (1892-1909). His home stood at this point.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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S. B. ALEXANDER
First president of N.C. Farmers' Alliance, 1887. Was N.C. senator & U.S. congressman. Advocate of agricultural education. Home is 1 block S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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THIRD CREEK CHURCH
Presbyterian. Founded before 1789. Present building erected 1835. Stands 2 miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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