BUFFALO CHURCH
Presbyterian. Founded in 1797 by Scottish Highlanders. Present building, the fourth, erected 1880, stands on original site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...
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WILLIAM C. LEE
U.S. Army, 1917-1948. Pioneer in organizing Army airborne units; Major general, World War II. Home is 2 blocks, grave 1 mile, west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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WILLIAM E. DODD 1869-1940
Ambassador to Germany, 1933-37; professor and writer of U.S. history. He was born 2 mi. N.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY
Collection gathered by Fred Olds merged 1902 with state's artifacts to create Hall of History. Moved here in 1994.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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THE GOVERNOR MOREHEAD SCHOOL
Established for visually impaired students in 1845 under leadership of John Motley Morehead. Present plant is 3 blocks south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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THE GOVERNOR MOREHEAD SCHOOL
Established for visually impaired students in 1845 under leadership of John Motley Morehead. Present plant is 500 yards north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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FIRST N.C. STATE FAIR
Sponsored by the State Agricultural Society, it opened 2 blocks South, October 18, 1853. Moved to new location in 1873.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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PLANK ROAD
The Cameron-to-Gulf branch (built in 1853) of the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road passed near this spot.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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A. A. F. SEAWELL 1864-1950
Justice of State Supreme Court, 1938-1950; state legislator and attorney general. Home is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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SMILEY'S FALLS
Ruins remain of locks and dams built by the Cape Fear & Deep River Navigation Company in 1850s. Rapids extend upstream 1- 1/2 miles.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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EGYPT COAL MINE
Operated at intervals, 1856-1929. Aided the Confederate war effort. Site of explosions, 1895 & 1900. Shaft 2 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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PLANK ROAD
The route of the old Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54, crosses highway near this spot.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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STATE CAPITOL
Built 1833-40. Ithiel Towne, A. J. Davis and David Paton, architects. First State House built here, 1796; burned, 1831.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JOSEPHUS DANIELS 1862-1948
Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21; ambassador to Mexico; author; editor, News and Observer. His home was here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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MEREDITH COLLEGE
An independent women’s college chartered 1891 as Baptist Female University. Named 1909 for education advocate Thos. Meredith. Campus here since 1926.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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