Robert Lee Doughton, for whom Doughton Park is named, was born in Alleghany County, North Carolina, November 7, 1863. An original and leading advocate of the establishment and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway, he was a member of the United . . . — — Map (db m91786) HM
Jurist & Antifederalist leader. Member of court which in 1787 issued the first reported precedent for judicial review. His home stood 3 miles N.E. — — Map (db m77357) HM
Congressman from New York, 1821-39; House leader for Jackson & Van Buren; minister to Russia; merchant. Was born in this town, 1786. — — Map (db m65820) HM
Governor, 1889-91, state Adjutant General, 1863, Confederate officer, superior court judge, state legislator. His home was here. — — Map (db m65862) HM
Along the banks of the Chowan River and Salmon Creek, the seeds were planted for the colony and state of North Carolina. From these roots in the 1600s emerged the refined plantation life of the ruling colonial gentry in the 1700s, made possible by . . . — — Map (db m56927) HM
Member of Continental Congress, signer of the Federal Constitution, governor S.W. Territory, Senator from Tennessee. Birthplace ⅕ mi. S.W. — — Map (db m60649) HM
1927
Buncombe
County Court House
Erected by the People of
Buncombe County
Board of County Commissioners
Hon.E.M.Lyda
Chairman
Hon.W.E.Johnson~Hon.W.E.McLean
Burgin Pernnell
County Attorney
L.E.Jarrett
County . . . — — Map (db m18694) HM
Asheville's central square has long served the
needs of government and commerce. From
1892 to 1926 a massive city hall with a bell
tower dominated the east end. The building
housed police and fire departments in addition
to municipal offices. . . . — — Map (db m17062) HM
Congressman, 1895-1901; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1902-07, and to Greece and Montenegro, 1907-09. His home, “Richmond Hill,” was ½ mile N.W. — — Map (db m209952) HM
Graves of Thomas Wolfe & "O. Henry," authors; Zebulon B. Vance, governor; Thomas L. Clingman and Robert R. Reynolds, U.S. senators. One-half mile W. — — Map (db m97532) HM
Built of local cut stone, ca. 1835, by James Binnie. August terms of State Supreme Court held here, 1847-61. Raided by Union force 1865. Remodeled 1901. — — Map (db m99610) HM
Col. Waightstill Avery
1741-1821
Revolutionary War
Patriot
Col. Waightstill Avery
First Attorney General
for the
State of North Carolina
1778-1779 — — Map (db m210351) HM WM
First Attorney General of North Carolina, 1777-79, member provincial Congresses, colonel in Revolution. "Swan Ponds," his home, was 3 mi. S.W. — — Map (db m99607) HM
First Marker:Centennial Seal
Official Seal of the 100th
Celebration of the founding
of Valdese
Future
From an agrarian beginning
through Industrial growth,
comes a bright horizon
Civic
Citizens Band together . . . — — Map (db m20396) HM
This magnificent Concord City Hall was built in 1902 and sadly demolished in 1957. It anchored the northwest corner of South Union Street and Barbrick Avenue and was replaced by a new City Hall built on the same spot, now called the City Hall . . . — — Map (db m175762) HM
This image shows the original Cabarrus County Courthouse, built after the Town of Concord was laid out in 1796 on a 26 acre tract of land called 'Pea Ridge' near the old Indian Trading Path. It was a modest frame structure 30 feet wide and 30 feet . . . — — Map (db m175757) HM
Member of provincial congresses, 1775–1776; lieutenant colonel of militia in Revolution; Congressman, 1795–99. Grave is 7 miles S.E. — — Map (db m2768) HM
Member provincial congress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions, 1788-1789. Home is 4 miles S.E. — — Map (db m165197) HM
Member provincial congress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions, 1788-1789. Home was 4 mi. S.E. — — Map (db m165199) HM
Author of "Blackbeard, a Comedy," 1824, an early drama on North Carolina, & other works. Member of Congress. Grave 160 yds. N.W. — — Map (db m165205) HM
Built by Asa Thomas, is the oldest structure in the town of Milton. It was built in the 1783. Romulus Saunders, Ambassador to Spain, once traded Longwood Plantation and 1500 acres to purchase Fairview in order to entertain dignitaries. Although . . . — — Map (db m171796) HM
Built by Robert Lewis Walker, who served in the North Carolina Senate from the 19th District. A two story brick Victorian with a detached kitchen. Living and dining rooms have original slate fire places painted to look like marble. Beautiful Ruby . . . — — Map (db m171795) HM
In 1913, Hickory became the first city in North Carolina to adopt the council-manager form of government, which combines the leadership of elected officials and the administrative experience of a manager. The mayor and city council set policy and . . . — — Map (db m210398) HM
Secretary of Interior, 1893-1896, Governor of Georgia, United States Senator, was born, 1855 at Catawba College, then located at this point. — — Map (db m156714) HM
The house you see today appears as his son, James Iredell, Jr. would have known it. In 1800 the simple two-story addition was added on the east end of the house. Then, in 1827 the original portion of the house was razed and replaced by a more . . . — — Map (db m224718) HM
James Iredell (1751-1799), Attorney General of North Carolina, 1779 to 1781. Fought for NC's ratification of the United States Constitution. Nominated Associate Justice of the first US Supreme Court Feb. 8, 1790 by President George Washington, . . . — — Map (db m34967) HM
Governor, 1929-33; under Secretary of U.S. Treasury; appointed Ambassador to Great Britain, 1946. Birthplace stands here, grave 300 yds. N. — — Map (db m23533) HM
Confederate captain; legislator; member of conventions of 1868, '75; conservative leader in Reconstruction period. His home was 100 ft. S. — — Map (db m23535) HM
Early American precedent for judicial review of legislation, was decided nearby, 1787, by Judges Samuel Ashe, Samuel Spencer, John Williams. — — Map (db m23502) HM
Secretary of the Navy, 1841; United States Senator, 1846-55; judge of the superior court; staunch nationalist. Birthplace was 80yds S. — — Map (db m76991) HM
Greenwood Cemetery, established in 1882 on the grounds of an earlier cemetery, is New Bern’s second-oldest public cemetery and the first city-owned cemetery for African Americans. Thirteen grave markers are dated between 1816 and 1859. At least . . . — — Map (db m76972) HM
Home of Revolutionary War leader; and his son John, Congressman & state legislator. House moved and restored 1966-70 by the Tryon Palace Commission. — — Map (db m23508) HM
Educated in Scotland at University of Glasgow; Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Richard Caswell during the Revolution, and Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of Artillery after that war; representative of the Borough of New Bern for five terms and of the . . . — — Map (db m45114) HM
Graduate and for twenty-nine years a trustee of the University of North Carolina, member of the North Carolina House of Commons for one term, and of the State Senate for fourteen terms, member of the eighteenth Congress of the United States; Grand . . . — — Map (db m45115) HM
Historic Capitol and Governor's residence of N.C., 1770-1794. Burned 1798, and restored in 1952-1959. Open to the public. One block south. — — Map (db m76997) HM
Justice of N.C. Supreme Court, 1833-44; lawmaker. An advocate for state's Catholics. Wrote state song. "The Old North State." Lived 1 block N. — — Map (db m76978) HM
The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry is North Carolina's oldest military unit and the second-oldest militia organization in the U.S.
At the start of the Civil War, after North Carolina seceded, the company enrolled in active service for . . . — — Map (db m31109) HM
Near this spot at Old Bluff Church is buried Colonel Alexander McAllister; Patriot and Revolutionary Hero; Colonel of Cumberland County Militia; Representative First Assembly in Newbern, December 1773; Representative Second Assembly in Newbern, . . . — — Map (db m31594) HM
Thursday the 31st December 1767
"On motion the following Bills were ordered to be read ... A Bill to impower the justices of Currituck County to build a prison pillary and stocks in the said county on the lot were the Court House stands for the . . . — — Map (db m9468) HM
Orchestrated by Union Colonel Rush C. Hawkins, the Hatteras Convention was held nearby on November 18, 1861. The state's secession was declared null and void, Hatteras was proclaimed the capitol and Marble Nash Taylor became provisional governor. . . . — — Map (db m207709) HM
[Center Panel]:
“By your courage in tribulation, by your cheerfulness before the dirty devices of this world, you have won the love of those who have watched you.”
- Guy Chapman
Dedicated: November 11, 1991.
[Left . . . — — Map (db m9631) WM
Author of The Impending Crisis,
a bitterly controversial book which denounced slavery; U.S. Consul at Buenos Aires, 1861-66. Born 150 yds. N. — — Map (db m53186) HM
"Mutt" and Sara Evans were civic, business and faith leaders during Durham's fast-changing, mid-20th century decades. Elected Mayor for a record six terms, Mutt Evans served from 1951 to 1963, holding together a diverse coalition of interests . . . — — Map (db m218170) HM
Through strategic leadership and funding since 1935, Black entrepreneurs on Parrish Street are active participants in the founding of the Durham Business and Professional Chain, the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, Black newspapers . . . — — Map (db m218173) HM
Member of the General Assembly of the State
Mayor of Durham
Chairman of the Commissioners of the County
Justice of the Peace for Fifty Years
His life was given to the service of his neighbors to whom he was ever a symbol of . . . — — Map (db m210741) HM
Mother, activist, politician, and philanthropist, Mary was the granddaughter of Benjamin N. Duke and the great-granddaughter of Washington Duke.
In 1951, Mary Semans was the first woman elected to the Durham City Council, and she served as . . . — — Map (db m232514) HM
Former slave. Voted for better roads, schools, and colleges as State representative, 1879, 1887; and State senator, 1889. His home stands here. — — Map (db m225618) HM
Confederate general. His brigade fought in last infantry action at Appomattox. Later Congressman; Secretary U.S. Senate. Home here. — — Map (db m44997) HM
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