Reidsville in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
David S. Reid
Erected 1939 by Archives Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number J-13.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 36° 21.547′ N, 79° 39.859′ W. Marker is in Reidsville, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. Marker is at the intersection of South Scales Street and Settle Street, on the right when traveling south on South Scales Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 240 S Scales St, Reidsville NC 27320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Saint Paul United Methodist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); Piedmont Railroad (about 600 feet away); Governor Reid House (about 700 feet away); Booker T. Washington High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alfred M. Scales (approx. 2˝ miles away); First Public School in N.C. (approx. 3.6 miles away); Glenn T. Settle (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reidsville.
Also see . . . David Settle Reid . <blockquote>David Settle Reid, antebellum governor and U.S. senator, was the son of Reuben and Elizabeth Settle Reid of Rockingham County. He was the nephew of Thomas Settle, Sr., U.S. congressman and superior court judge, and a member of the Settle-Reid-Martin family, an important political dynasty in North Carolina history. A year after the birth of his eldest son, Reuben Reid purchased a farm on a major north-south state route and established a store and an ordinary. Around Reid's store grew a crossroads village that eventually became the city of Reidsville. Essentially self-educated, David Reid began to work at age twelve, clerking in a relative's store in Wentworth. By the time he was sixteen he had returned home to help his father in his store and was appointed the first postmaster of Reidsville on 24 Oct. 1829. In the next decade Reid acquired nearly 600 acres and three slaves and began producing tobacco. (Submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)
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