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NORTH CAROLINA ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL

State institution for crippled children, 1921-1979. R. B. Babington was its first president; O. L. Miller, founding surgeon.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

State institution for crippled children, 1921-1979. R. B. Babington was its first president; O. L. Miller, founding surgeon.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

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MICHAEL HOKE 1874-1944

Pioneer orthopedic surgeon; founded hospitals for crippled children; chief surgeon of Warm Springs (Ga.) Foundation. Birthplace 80 yds. east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Pioneer orthopedic surgeon; founded hospitals for crippled children; chief surgeon of Warm Springs (Ga.) Foundation. Birthplace 80 yds. east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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STEPHEN D. RAMSEUR

West Point graduate. A Confederate major general at 27; mortally wounded, Cedar Creek, Va. Grave 2 blocks N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

West Point graduate. A Confederate major general at 27; mortally wounded, Cedar Creek, Va. Grave 2 blocks N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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IRON WORKS

Many iron mines and forges were operated within a radius of ten miles of this point between 1790 and 1880.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Many iron mines and forges were operated within a radius of ten miles of this point between 1790 and 1880.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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EARLY TRANS-CATAWBA HISTORY

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID OO1)

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID OO1)

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BUNKER HILL COVERED BRIDGE

One of the last surviving covered bridges in North Carolina, built in 1894, stands 500 yards north on Lyles Creek.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

One of the last surviving covered bridges in North Carolina, built in 1894, stands 500 yards north on Lyles Creek.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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CALVARY CHURCH EPISCOPAL

Built 1859. Grave of "Bill" Nye. Memorials to many famous southerners.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID P1)

Built 1859. Grave of "Bill" Nye. Memorials to many famous southerners.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID P1)

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MARTIN'S SURRENDER

Gen. James G. Martin surrendered District of Western North Carolina, the last Confederate forces in the state, May 7, 1865, in Waynesville.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Gen. James G. Martin surrendered District of Western North Carolina, the last Confederate forces in the state, May 7, 1865, in Waynesville.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712...

NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in...

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BINGHAM SCHOOL

A boys' military school, operated by Robert Bingham, 1891-1928. Moved from Mebane. Campus was 1 mile S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

A boys' military school, operated by Robert Bingham, 1891-1928. Moved from Mebane. Campus was 1 mile S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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THOMAS WOLFE

Author of "Look Homeward Angel" (1929), "Of Time and the River," and other works. Home stands 200 yards N., birthplace 500 yds. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

Author of "Look Homeward Angel" (1929), "Of Time and the River," and other works. Home stands 200 yards N., birthplace 500 yds. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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NEWTON ACADEMY

Established before 1793 as Union Hill Academy. Named for Rev. George Newton. Present Newton Academy School is 4th building on this site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Established before 1793 as Union Hill Academy. Named for Rev. George Newton. Present Newton Academy School is 4th building on this site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

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MORNING STAR CHURCH

Organized by German Lutherans about 1825; Methodist since 1866. Is 2 1/2 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here...

Organized by German Lutherans about 1825; Methodist since 1866. Is 2 1/2 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here...

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ZEBULON B. VANCE 1830-1894

Civil War governor. He led state, 1862-65, and 1877-79; U.S. Senator, 1879-94. Colonel, 26th N.C. Regiment, 1861-62. Birthplace 6 miles N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Civil War governor. He led state, 1862-65, and 1877-79; U.S. Senator, 1879-94. Colonel, 26th N.C. Regiment, 1861-62. Birthplace 6 miles N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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FRENCH BROAD BAPTIST CHURCH

Organized before 1792. Present building is here. First building stood 1 mile south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here...

Organized before 1792. Present building is here. First building stood 1 mile south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here...

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ANDRE MICHAUX

French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Black Mountains, August, 1794.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Black Mountains, August, 1794.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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LOCKE CRAIG

1860-1924 Governor, 1913-1917. He created the state highway & fisheries commissions, est. Mt. Mitchell State Park. Lived 1/2 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

1860-1924 Governor, 1913-1917. He created the state highway & fisheries commissions, est. Mt. Mitchell State Park. Lived 1/2 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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HOT SPRINGS

Health resort since 1800. Name changed from Warm Springs, 1886. Internment camp for Germans in World War I was here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Health resort since 1800. Name changed from Warm Springs, 1886. Internment camp for Germans in World War I was here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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VANCE-CARSON DUEL

On Nov. 5, 1827, Robert B. Vance, former N.C. Congressman, was fatally wounded in a duel by Samuel P. Carson, his successor. 1/2 mile S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

On Nov. 5, 1827, Robert B. Vance, former N.C. Congressman, was fatally wounded in a duel by Samuel P. Carson, his successor. 1/2 mile S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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FELIX WALKER

Revolutionary officer, member Congress, 1817-23, where, in "talking for Buncombe" (County), he gave new meaning to the word. Home was 1/2 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Revolutionary officer, member Congress, 1817-23, where, in "talking for Buncombe" (County), he gave new meaning to the word. Home was 1/2 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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