Near Burlington in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oak Grove Plantation

1790-1910

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 14, 2014

1. Oak Grove Plantation Marker

Inscription. 1693 acre grain plantation founded by Michael Holt III (1778-1842). Birthplace of E.M. Holt (1807-1884), a founder of the southern textile industry and developer of "Alamance Plaid" fabrics. Dr. William Rainey Holt (1798-1868), noted "scientific agriculturalist," and N.C. Governor Thomas M. Holt (1831-1896) also born here. Oak Grove Stock Farm established on this site in the 1880s by Lynn Banks Holt (1842-1920). Former slave Caswell Holt (b. 1834) named first black deputy in Reconstruction Alamance County. His brother, Sam Holt (1837-1912), founded nearby Springdale Church and Academy for newly emancipated former slaves.

Erected 2014 by Alamance County Historical Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1693.

Location. 36° 1.154′ N, 79° 29.424′ W. Marker is near Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Carolina Route 62 and Kimesville Road (County Route 1113), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the parking lot of the Alamance County Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4777 NC-62, Burlington NC 27215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Oak Grove Plantation (here, next to this marker); St. Paul's Lutheran Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Trading Path (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battle of Clapp's Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Alamance Mill Village (approx. 1.4 miles away); Alamance Cotton Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Johnston Moves West (approx. 1.4 miles away); Tryon’s Camp (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Also see . . . Alamance County Historical Museum. (Submitted on June 16, 2014.)

Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, June 14, 2014

2. Oak Grove Plantation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2014, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,492 times since then and 103 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2014, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.