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Locust Hill in Caswell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Calvin Graves
 
Calvin Graves (1804-1877) Photo, Click for full size
Caswell County Historical Association
1. Calvin Graves (1804-1877)
 
Inscription. Speaker N.C. House of Commons and Senate. He cast deciding vote for the North Carolina Railroad, 1849. This was his home.
 
Erected 1948 by North Carolina Archives, Conservation, and Highway Departments. (Marker Number G-43.)
 
Location. 36° 21.618′ N, 79° 27.088′ W. Marker is in Locust Hill, North Carolina, in Caswell County. Marker is on State Highway 150 1.5 miles south of U.S. 158, on the left. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yanceyville NC 27379, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Bedford Brown (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bethesda Church (approx. 2 miles away); Bartlett Yancey (approx. 6.3 miles away); Caswell Courthouse (approx. 7.1 miles away); William L. Poteat (approx. 9.1 miles away); Bright Leaf Tobacco (approx. 11.9 miles away); Washington's Southern Tour (approx. 12.1 miles away); McCray School (approx. 13.1 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Biographical Sketch of Calvin Graves (1804-1877). (Submitted on May 6, 2009, by Caswell County Historical Association of Yanceyville, North Carolina.)
 
Additional keywords. Caswell County, Lawyer, Lea, Yanceyville, University of North Carolina
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on May 6, 2009, by Caswell County Historical Association of Yanceyville, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 378 times since then. Photo   1. submitted on May 6, 2009, by Caswell County Historical Association of Yanceyville, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


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