JAMES WELLBORN 1767-1854
Served 27 years as state senator; colonel in War of 1812; delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1835. Grave is 1/5 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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COOLEEMEE
Fine example of "Anglo-Grecian Villa." Built on 4,000 acre plantation by Peter W. Hairston in 1855. House stands 1 mi. south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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N.C. ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
Established in 1934 by Lions Clubs in N.C. First meeting was held here in Vance Hotel.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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THOMAS L. CLINGMAN
United States Senator, Confederate General, born at Huntsville, 9 mi. east, 1812. Clingman's Dome, 160 miles west, is named for him.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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AUGUSTUS LEAZER
Introduced bill, 1885, for industrial school, now N.C. State University. Speaker of House, 1889; prison reformer. Taught at academy here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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WILKESBORO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Established in 1837; present church built in 1849-50. The first Presbyterian church in Wilkes County.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....
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RUFUS A. DOUGHTON
Legislator, 14 terms. Lt. Governor, 1893-1897. Headed Revenue & Highway Commissions. Was U.N.C. Trustee for 56 yrs. Office was 30 feet W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
First N.C. cotton & corn demonstration supervised by a county agent held here on a farm of J. F. Eagle, 1907-1908.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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PROSPECT CHURCH AND ACADEMY
Presbyterian. Both founded in 1824. Plans for Davidson College adopted here in 1835.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...
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ROBERT L. DOUGHTON 1863-1954
Congressman, 1911-1953. Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee, 1933-1947, 1949-1953. Home 2/10 mi. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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HINTON R. HELPER
Author of The Impending Crisis, a bitterly controversial book which denounced slavery; U.S. Consul at Buenos Aires, 1861-66. Born 150 yds. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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BRANTLEY YORK
Noted educator and minister. Founded York Collegiate Institute & numerous academies. Professor at Rutherford College. Grave 5 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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'FORT HAMBY'
Fortified stronghold of band of robbers & army deserters, was captured by force of citizens in May, 1865. Stood one mile north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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BENJAMIN CLEVELAND
Colonel in Revolution, Whig leader in battle of Kings Mountain, state legislator. Home was on "The Round About," one mile southwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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DANIEL BOONE'S PARENTS
Squire and Sarah Boone are buried here. Daniel Boone, 1734-1820, lived many years in this region.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....
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HIDDENITE
A gem found only in N.C., named for W. E. Hidden, mineralogist of N.Y., who prospected in this area about 1880. Mines were nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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ORE KNOB MINE
Copper mine operated one mile north in the 1870s & 1880s. Site of Ore Knob, boom mining town, chartered 1875.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JOHN STOKES
First U.S. Judge for District of N.C., 1790, captain in Revolution, state legislator, member of convention of 1789. His plantation was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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PILOT MOUNTAIN
Landmark for Indians and pioneer settlers. Elevation 2,420 feet. State park since 1968. Stands 3 miles west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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VANCE HOUSE
Now historical museum, was temporary home of Gov. Zebulon B. Vance after Sherman's capture of Raleigh, April 1865. Is 350 yards southwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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