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JOHN MERRICK 1859-1919

Black business leader. In 1898 he founded what is now N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Company. His grave is 85 yds. N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Black business leader. In 1898 he founded what is now N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Company. His grave is 85 yds. N.W.

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID G109)

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