On Business North Carolina Route 16 north of Mundy Road, on the left when traveling north.
Built between 1850 and 1870 by descendants of Revolutionary War soldier and Methodist minister Jeremiah Mundy (1760-1835); One of the founding families of the Rock Springs Methodist Camp Meeting grounds in Denver; The R.O. Mundy family owned the . . . — — Map (db m256065) HM
On Old Plank Road at Brevard Place Road (County Highway 1360), on the left when traveling north on Old Plank Road.
Presbyterian, 1801. Graves include those of Alexander Brevard, Joseph & James Graham, and Robert Hall & Joseph Graham Morrison. — — Map (db m156520) HM
On State Highway 73 at Amity Church Road, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 73.
Governor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice President in 1852. His birthplace is 3 mi. E. — — Map (db m156518) HM
"Old White Church" Cemetery First Burying Ground in Lincolnton ca. 1787 Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior" Old White Church" Lincolnton's original house of worship . . . — — Map (db m44431) HM
On West Main Street (State Highway 27) east of North Government Street, on the right when traveling east.
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, passed through Lincolnton, July 24, Sept. 11, 1794, and April 29, 1795. — — Map (db m44390) HM
On Laboratory Road (County Highway 1252) at Southfork Road, on the right when traveling north on Laboratory Road.
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Daniel E. Rhyne
Textile Pioneer and Philanthropist
(1852 ~ 1933)
Daniel E. Rhyne was a pioneer in the textile industry in North Carolina. He built the Laboratory Cotton Mill on this site in 1885 and eventually . . . — — Map (db m156692) HM
On Reepsville Road (County Route 1113) at Daniels Road (County Route 1204), on the right when traveling west on Reepsville Road.
Evangelical Lutheran. Organized in 1774. J.G. Arndt was first regular minister; Philip Henkel assistant. This building, 1888, is third on site. — — Map (db m231739) HM
On South Aspen Street at West Church Street, on the right when traveling south on South Aspen Street.
Organized ca. 1785
This building erected in 1920
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m231908) HM
On East Main Street (North Carolina Route 27) east of South Poplar Street, on the right when traveling east.
First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton had its beginnings on February 6, 1940 when a group of local businessmen, led by
C.P.A. Chauncey Depew Stroup, held a meeting to form an local savings and loan association to serve the county. The Federal . . . — — Map (db m261574) HM
On East Main Street (State Highway 27) at Lancrest Lane, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Reported missing.
Eleventh Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1982~1986
Graduated Lincolnton High School, 1944
Attended Catawba College, 1944~1946
Graduated U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 1950
Interred Arlington National Cemetery
Site of . . . — — Map (db m231843) HM
On South Aspen Street south of Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
Native German, pioneer teacher and minister, ordained 1775, first president of the N.C. Lutheran Synod, 1803. Grave a few yds. east. — — Map (db m44402) HM
On Court Square (State Highway 27) at East Main Street (State Highway 27), on the left when traveling north on Court Square.
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World War I
John Cornwell • George Davis • Thomas Garland • Isaac Henkle • Freeman Hinkle • John Holmsley • Horace Huffman • Albert Lineberger • Bidwell Loftin • Furman Martin • William Shuford • David Wright • Jess . . . — — Map (db m44415) WM
On Court Square (State Highway 27) at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Court Square.
On this exact site a three story brick building was erected in 1852 by John Motz and known as Motz Hotel, Leading hotel in western North Carolina. Fulfilling need, as Lincolnton was the most important town west of Salisbury. Purchased 1862 by Dr. . . . — — Map (db m44388) HM
On Old Lincolnton Crouse Road 0.1 miles north of Route 150, on the left when traveling north.
Burial site of Jacob Plonk (c.1747-1845)
Patriot of the American Revolution
His wife, Christina Kiser Plonk, son Joseph Plonk, his wife Barbara Rudisill Plonk, and Plonk, Hauss, Heafner, and Tutherow descendants. One of many early . . . — — Map (db m231840) HM
On Startown Road (County Route 1005) at Andrews Drive, on the right when traveling south on Startown Road.
Burial site of Jacob Ramsour and Christian Reinhardt. Possible burial site of pioneer Johan Dietrich Ramsauer. Located 800 feet west. — — Map (db m232305) HM
On Jeb Seagle Drive at Linwood Drive, on the left when traveling west on Jeb Seagle Drive.
After two hours, fighting ceased. As the fog lifted, the scene revealed the dead and wounded scattered on the ridge and flanks. About 100 men on each side were wounded and 50 Tories were taken prisoner. Casualties were heavy among officers. By . . . — — Map (db m231959) HM
On Jeb Seagle Drive at Linwood Drive, on the left when traveling west on Jeb Seagle Drive.
On the foggy dawn of June 20, 1780, Patriot Captains McDowell and Falls led their cavalry along the Tuckaseegee Road
towards the Loyalist camp. The horsemen advanced to within 30 yards of the Loyalist encampment before they were discovered, . . . — — Map (db m231956) HM
On Court Square at North Aspen Street, on the left when traveling west on Court Square.
Half a mile north from here was fought
The Battle of Ramsour's Mill
between the Whigs and Tories, June 20, 1780.
Colonel Francis Locke
Commanded the Whig Army — — Map (db m44386) HM
Near Jeb Seagle Drive 0.2 miles north of Linwood Drive, on the left when traveling north.
By the spring of 1780 the war for America's independence, begun five years earlier in Massachusetts, had moved south. Following decisive victories in Georgia and South Carolina, the British army under the command of Lord Cornwallis was poised to . . . — — Map (db m44428) HM
Near Jeb Seagle Drive 0.2 miles north of Linwood Drive, on the left when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
Buried here is Loyalist John Martin Shuford who died June 22, 1780 of wounds received in the Battle of Ramsour's Mill. His grave was originally marked with an old headstone and footstone. In 1997 the Lincoln County Historical Association and Shuford . . . — — Map (db m231966) HM
On Jeb Seagle Drive north of Linwood Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Tradition holds that buried at this brick enclosure are Patriot Captains John Dobson and John Bowman of Burke County, Dobson's daughter Nancy, and her husband Wallace Alexander. Dobson and Bowman were mortally wounded in the Battle of Ramsour's . . . — — Map (db m44398) HM
On Court Square (State Highway 27) at West Main Street (State Highway 27), on the left when traveling south on Court Square.
Built and dedicated to honor all citizens
of Lincoln County who have served their
country in the Armed Forces
In cooperation with
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
and
Lincoln County Board of Commissioners
James W. Warren, . . . — — Map (db m44417) HM
On Jeb Seagle Drive at Linwood Drive, on the left when traveling west on Jeb Seagle Drive.
After several years of war and a military stalemate in the northern colonies, the British took the war to the South. After capturing Charleston, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, Lieutenant-General Charles, 2nd Earl Cornwallis eyed North Carolina as . . . — — Map (db m231949) HM
Near Jeb Seagle Drive west of Linwood Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Killed in the Battle of Ramsour's Mill on June 20, 1780 were seven North Carolina Militia officers: Captains Falls, Sloan, Knox, Smith, Bowman, Armstrong and Dobson. Some were returned to their homes for burial and others, including Captain Dobson, . . . — — Map (db m261562) HM
On North Aspen Street at Paul H. Lawing, Jr. Drive, on the right when traveling south on North Aspen Street.
This area dedicated to
the memory of
Sgt. Paul H. Lawing, Jr.
May 14, 1950 - June 14,1972
A dedicated high school student and athlete.
U.S. Army Special Forces, Viet Nam, where his heroic actions saved the lives of twenty-two men . . . — — Map (db m261543) WM
On Old Plank Road at Hines Circle Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Plank Road.
Near here stood Cottage Home, the farmhouse of the Rev. Robert Hall Morrison, a Presbyterian minister and one of the founders of Davidson College. He and his wife, Mary Graham, had ten children; three of their daughters married men who later become . . . — — Map (db m70034) HM
On State Highway 73 at Eastlake Lane, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 73.
In 1747 Adam Sherrill and his 8 sons migrated from Pennsylvania and settled west of the Catawba River. By July, 1749, John Beatty had also crossed the Catawba. Sherrill’s Ford (site underwater) and Beatty’s Ford (underwater) were named for them. . . . — — Map (db m156502) HM
