May this time capsule preserve our heritage, celebrate our past, offer a glimpse of our present, and inspire a future dedicated to the legacy of superior service to our customers and communities.
Placement Ceremony October 12, 2006
Employee . . . — — Map (db m295930) HM
In 1884 the "Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad" arrived in Caldwell County and the small, sawmill community of Hudson. The advent of the railroad forever changed the town and its people. A depot was soon built, and the arrival of the daily . . . — — Map (db m254787) HM
During the American Revolution in the autumn of 1780, thousands of patriot volunteers traversed hundreds of miles along this route. Their two week pursuit of an army of British loyalists ended at the Battle of Kings Mountain, a shocking patriot . . . — — Map (db m269316) HM
Blackwelder Hospital provided health care to Caldwell County citizens on this site from 1931 until October of 1988. Medical offices owned by Caldwell-UNC Health Care occupy the Boundary Street/College Avenue
corner of the park in keeping with the . . . — — Map (db m257411) HM
[front/southeast face]Nor shall your glory be forgot while fame her record keeps or honor points the hallowed spot where valor proudly sleeps. In honor of the men who wore the gray. [back/northwest . . . — — Map (db m262001) WM
Revolutionary War Soldier
Charles Gordon, Jr.
Major- NC
Born circa 1762 near Fredericksburg, VA
Died 24 March 1799 Wilkes Co., NC — — Map (db m269375) WM
For women; chartered 1859 by Methodist Episcopal Church, South; merged with Greensboro College, 1933. Two bldgs. stand 100 ft. S.W. — — Map (db m77566) HM
Home of William Lenoir, leader in Revolution & public affairs. Built 1788-92 and named for colonial fort on the site 4½ miles east. — — Map (db m77550) HM
A rich heritage of agriculture and music converged in Historic Downtown Lenoir in the large, open-air market called Hog Waller. In the early 1800s, before the formation of Lenoir and Caldwell County, the Hog Waller market attracted people from all . . . — — Map (db m208197) HM
This is to acknowledge the restoration of the city clock by Mr. Curtis Moore which was done in the memory of his father, Mr. Arthur L. Moore, longtime clock maker and repairman in downtown Lenoir. This timepiece has been a part of the city square . . . — — Map (db m261999) HM
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On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m168406) HM
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m301373) HM
The church that stood here in 1865 became a prison for three days when Union Gen. George Stoneman, with two brigades of raiders under Gen. Alvan C. Gillem, occupied Lenoir over Easter weekend, April 15-17, 1865. The prisoners were 900 old men, boys, . . . — — Map (db m301374) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783
Presented by Tucker's Barn Chapter Daughters . . . — — Map (db m269319) WM
In 1936, N.B. Smithey of North Wilkesboro constructed Smithey's Department Store on this site. Smithey built and owned seventeen such stores in communities in northwest North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. Smithey's was the forerunner of the . . . — — Map (db m257418) HM
St. James Episcopal Church Welcomes you to walk and pray our labyrinth What is a Labyrinth? The labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool for meditative prayer. It has been used by humankind throughout the world in many cultural . . . — — Map (db m237879) HM
On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry passed through Lenoir, Mar. 28, and there again, Apr. 15-17, 1865. — — Map (db m20388) HM
Revolutionary War Soldier & Patriot
William Lenoir
Capt, Lt & Pvt-NC
Justice, Clerk of the Court & Clerk for
Committee of Safety of Surry & Wilkes
Counties, North Carolina
Born 1751 Died 1839 — — Map (db m269348) HM
First site of Rhodhiss Elementary School. Established in 1900 for the children of mill workers. Relocated in 1938 across the street with a brick building, built by the WPA. Original was converted to a church and was destroyed by fire in 1942. The . . . — — Map (db m295929) HM
On the 28th of May 1866, Laura Foster, a beautiful but frail girl, was decoyed from her fathers house at German Hill in Caldwell County to a place in Wilkes County and was murdered. Tom Dula (Tom Dooley) was later hanged for her murder. She was . . . — — Map (db m57259) HM
