Red Hill Tavern was home to Martin Pheifer, Jr. Mr. Pheifer was a good friend of George Washington, having served with him at Valley Forge. For that reason President Washington was a private guest of Pheifer during his Southern Tour, dining and . . . — — Map (db m175756) HM
Colonial trading route started in 17th century; extended from southern Va. to land of Catawba & Waxhaw Indians in N.C. Passed near this spot. — — Map (db m175745) HM
Gold discovered there 1799. Many gold mines were later operated in this area. N.C. was the chief gold-mining state to 1849. N. 4 mi. — — Map (db m40479) HM
contributes to the
Mount Pleasant Historic District
placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
1986 — — Map (db m238004) HM
Colonel William Byrd II proposed digging a series of ditches and a channel through the Dismal Swamp in 1728. Construction began on the Dismal Swamp Canal in 1793, after the North Carolina and Virginia General Assemblies passed similar acts for . . . — — Map (db m165196) HM
Dismal Swamp Canal
c. 1805
Has Been Placed on The
National Register
of Historic Places
[Additional block to the right:]
National Historic
Civil Engineering Landmark
The Dismal Swamp Canal
Designated . . . — — Map (db m165189) HM
In loving memory and recognition
Menhaden Fishermen Past — Present — Future
This is their livelihood, this is their life — they know the sea, can read God’s weather chart: sun, moon, and stars from memory. The compass points are there . . . — — Map (db m226093) HM
Otway’s first residents migrated northward from the Straits area in the 1700s. The rich farmland and access to water teeming with fish, crabs, and oysters made it desirable for homesteading.
A 1932 Beaufort newspaper recounts a fall ritual . . . — — Map (db m212875) HM
The first deeded property was in 1752 to William Salter. The early settlers called this area, Piney Point, for the piece of wooded land which jutted out into Core Sound and served as a navigational day mark. With the establishment of the post office . . . — — Map (db m212872) HM
Williston’s first settlers came in 1723. Life was self-sustaining with no large industry until 200 years later when the Willis Brothers Seafood Company was formed. This clam, scallop and fish house became the main employer for Williston and . . . — — Map (db m212874) HM
Built by Henry M. Clay, local mill owner, in the Federal style. Nicholas Meriwether Lewis purchased the home in 1830 and added the Greek Revival front portico and a parlor mantle and trim from the Thomas Day workshop. The large boxwoods were part of . . . — — Map (db m171792) HM
5. F.B. Jones General Merchandise
Purchased from the estate of Thomas James Jones, tinsmith, his father. There is a working elevator in the rear from early 20th century.
6. Bowers Butcher Shop
Also owned by F.B. Jones and used as . . . — — Map (db m220875) HM
1. W.S. Brandon General Merchandise
Last merchant was Dudley Brandon. The building was an early silent movie theater.
2. Lewis Walker Drugstore
Beautiful brown granite counters.
3. W.T. Oliver General Merchandise . . . — — Map (db m220876) HM
A Federal style house with emerging Greek Revival form built by John Wilson, merchant and planter. The interior contains late Federal trim from the Thomas Day workshop. The original brick kitchen and frame smoke house are in the rear. A later owner . . . — — Map (db m171779) HM
Barrels called Hogsheads were "prized," or filled, with tobacco or flour, rolled down to the Dan River and shipped on "Batteaux," which were flat-bottomed boats. Men who made hogsheads were called "Coopers."
This display is in honor of William . . . — — Map (db m171776) HM
First built as Watkins Dry Goods Store where clothing could be purchased. There was also a school room and you could buy books. Bought by Walter Lea Thomas in 1910 and operated by him and his sons as a general merchandise store and a post office . . . — — Map (db m220873) HM
Built by Dabney Cosby, construction protégé of Thomas Jefferson. Served as a banking house and staff residence for 49 years, later Milton Post Office for 51 years, and thereafter a private resident. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places . . . — — Map (db m171775) HM
Queen Anne and Victorian style home built by David Patterson, a dry goods merchant from Ireland. Later home and office of noted physicians Dr. Charles Dodson and son, Dr. Henry Dodson who together provided medical care to the community from mid to . . . — — Map (db m171784) HM
The 20 room brick and wood Milton Hotel was a local landmark and the center of area social activity for over a century. During its life the hotel went by several names, including Gordon Hotel and Hotel Caswell. Originally a tavern on the stagecoach . . . — — Map (db m171773) HM
One of the four raised Greek Revival cottages built in Milton for local merchants. Built for John Wooding who operated the Milton brickyard. Italianate porch Flemish bond basement, exterior end chimneys, and gable ends. Some trim and porch details . . . — — Map (db m220878) HM
On this lot was a 3 story brick building where the Burch family lived. On the first floor was a five and dime store and a one room school. It was bought by Walter Lea Thomas of Leasburg, torn down and rebuilt between 1914 and 1916 out of the . . . — — Map (db m171783) HM
Depot built here at siding on Western North Carolina Railroad, 1859; village organized as Catawba Station, 1872; market center for locally produced tobacco and flour; incorporated as Town of Catawba in 1893; base for building nearby Lookout Shoals . . . — — Map (db m210418) HM
This property
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Piedmont Wagon
Factory
1897 — — Map (db m210415) HM
This area is the central commercial area of
Hickory. It developed in the center of a
parcel of land, originally owned by Henry W.
Robinson. The name Union Square was first
used in 1913. A street previously ran in
front of the shops, but now the . . . — — Map (db m210405) HM
Once an industrial area with manufacturing, hosiery, and textile mills, today's University Mill District is home to the vibrant, revitalized buildings of Hollar Mill, Moretz Mills, Transportation Insight's Corporate Campus (formerly Lyerly Mill), . . . — — Map (db m210397) HM
Drumsville business district was concentrated primarily on the northeast side
of the base of Little Mountain near Mountain Creek and the T-Junction of roads
known today as Mathis Church Road at Little Mountain Road. That's a distance
of about . . . — — Map (db m240774) HM
Established 1775 by John Avent (ca.1740-1821). Vital to commerce and travelers crossing the Cape Fear River from Colonial times until 1926 when first bridge was built. — — Map (db m214360) HM
Opened Spring, 1908. Built and lived in by
owner Franklin Minter Hadley. Managers:
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Thaxton of Greensboro.
Featured Siler City's first “water works” or
piped-in running water. Thirty guest rooms
originally lighted by acetylene . . . — — Map (db m233997) HM
The first Siler to settle in this area. He came from Germany to America in 1738 and moved here about 1760. He built a grist mill just east of the present bridge over Rocky River. He furnished supplies during the Revolutionary War and was declared a . . . — — Map (db m233317) HM
Born on April 30, 1926 in the Nantahala community of Macon County, he graduated from high school in Andrews, and then served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
In 1943 he became a telegrapher for the Southern Railway in Nantahala. Starting a . . . — — Map (db m156083) HM
The area known as Cannon’s Ferry is a long-standing community that has been shaped by the Chowan river. In 1794, Jacob Cannon of Perquimans County purchased for $126.00 in gold and silver “one-third part of the Land Plantation of Houses and . . . — — Map (db m60669) HM
Cannon’s Ferry has a long tradition of herring fishing. Years ago this site had numerous fishing houses where individual fishermen would store their boat and gear and could process their catch.
In the mid 1940S, twelve local fishermen decided . . . — — Map (db m60666) HM
Founded by local investors in 1898, mill had major impact on local economy.
Deeded to the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC in 1995. — — Map (db m57075) HM
From 1898-1923 more than seventy dwellings existed on five streets for mill families.
Deeded to the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC in 1995. — — Map (db m57074) HM
Women in this town led by Penelope Barker in 1774 resolved to boycott British imports. Early and influential activism by women. — — Map (db m225212) HM
Hewes fought for independence in Continental Congress 1730: Joseph Hewes is born on Mayberry Hill, a 400-acre farm in Kingston, NJ. 1747: Attended Princeton, became a successful merchant in Philadelphia. He . . . — — Map (db m225283) HM
A Brief History of Josephine Leary, Entrepreneur
1856: Josephine Napoleon Williams was born in to slavery. Following the Civil War, freed when she was 9 years old.
1873: Josephine Williams marries Sweety Archer Leary, both worked as . . . — — Map (db m181668) HM
The Sea Trading period brought fame and prosperity to Edenton and famous forefathers who saw promise here, chose to stay and, over time, became among our Nation's Leaders: Samuel Johnston (Age: 20, 1753), appointed to first Continental . . . — — Map (db m224497) HM
Originally constructed as a General Store, this building served as a U. S. Post Office beginning in the 1930's and has been used for a variety of purposes since then. According to local residents, W. J. Cash wrote a portion of The Mind of the . . . — — Map (db m237795) HM
Land, original buildings and boxcar given in loving memory of Quincy Hague Metcalfe by the Gene Metcalfe family.
From this site Mr. Q. H. Metcalfe supervised section crews for the Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company, 1899-1943. — — Map (db m23546) HM
African Americans, led by local high school students, held sit-ins and picketed businesses in Feb. 1960 to demand desegregation. — — Map (db m196330) HM
Merchant, Loyalist, and Governor's Councilor. He financed construction of Tryon Palace & campaign against Regulators, 1771. House stood 2 blocks S. — — Map (db m92399) HM
Built in 1897 by Fayetteville businessman E. A. Poe and his wife, Josephine, the house is part of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. It is representative of upper-middle-class homes of the period. Tours offer a glimpse of life in the . . . — — Map (db m24447) HM
Crises cause us to act. The crisis created by the United States' military unpreparedness during the War of 1812 resulted in the planning and building of additional arsenals for the nation's defense. Congress appropriated monies in 1836 for an . . . — — Map (db m24362) HM
These stones formed part of the foundations for buildings within the main arsenal compound. When United States troops destroyed the arsenal in 1865, local citizens salvaged usable building materials. The state moved these remaining stones when the . . . — — Map (db m24359) HM
1. Cool Spring
Cool Spring is located on the south bank of Cross Creek, which winds its way through downtown Fayetteville. The spring was the primary soucre of water first for Native Americans and subsequently for the European pioneers. It . . . — — Map (db m31149) HM
[Preface at top left]
The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in . . . — — Map (db m24355) HM
The lighter brick in this pad outlines the foundations of two shops, the smiths and the forging and casting. These shops were built simultaneously between 1839 and 1842. During Confederate occupation, these shops, along with the engine house, were . . . — — Map (db m24420) HM
This area is where most woodworking operations took place. It was also known as the carpenter's shop. Wagon and gun carriage wheels, as well as other wooden parts, were made here. — — Map (db m24421) HM
This historic structure, circa 1791, is the oldest known commercial building in Fayetteville. It was restored as a community service by Fayetteville's hometown newspaper. — — Map (db m24432) HM
This was the last of the four arsenal towers to be built. In the original plans, this tower was to be the guard and prison rooms. — — Map (db m24415) HM
The northwest tower (1) was the first of the arsenal's four towers to be built (1839-1840) and initially served as the facility's temporary office. The three-story octagonal towers protruded beyond the corners of the main compound and were a . . . — — Map (db m24365) HM
This six ton Sheridan from C Company,
3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor, was dropped by
parachute into Panama on 20 December
1989 during Operation JUST CAUSE.
The Sheridan replaced the Scorpion
in the late 1960s, but Panama was the
first time . . . — — Map (db m31476) HM
Currituck Outer Bankers depended on the land and the water for their livelihoods. Besides waterfowl hunting and fishing, the Sound provided an important transportation route to and from the Currituck mainland and up and down the Banks. The first . . . — — Map (db m91802) HM
On December 1, 1875, the beacon of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse filled the remaining "dark spot" on the North Carolina coast between the Cape Henry light to the north and Bodie Island to the south. To distinguish the Currituck Beach Lighthouse . . . — — Map (db m114514) HM
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