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Near Reidsville in Caswell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Calvin Graves

 
 
Calvin Graves (1804-1877) image. 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 AArchives, Conservation, and Highway Departments. (Marker Number G-43.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
 
Location. 36° 21.618′ N, 79° 27.088′ W. Marker is near Reidsville, North Carolina, in Caswell County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 150 and Wagon Wheel Road, on the left when traveling south on State Highway 150. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7501 NC-150, Reidsville NC 27320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bedford Brown (approx. 1˝ miles away); Bethesda Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bartlett Yancey (approx. 6.3 miles away); Lenox Castle (approx. 6.9 miles away); Millstone Water Feature (approx. 7 miles away); Old Poteat School (approx. 7 miles away); Old Caswell County Jail (approx. 7 miles away); Public Watering Trough (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reidsville.
 
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 was last revised on November 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2009, by Caswell County Historical Association of Yanceyville, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,795 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on November 28, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photo   1. submitted on May 6, 2009, by Caswell County Historical Association of Yanceyville, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
 
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Sep. 15, 2026