On U.S. 64 at Loflin Pond Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 64.
Chartered 1828: opened 1836. Jonathan Worth, N.C. governor (1865-68),
its president. Supplied clothing for Confederate war effort. 2 mi. N. — — Map (db m226569) HM
On North Carolina Route 49 east of Tot Hill Farm Road, on the right when traveling east.
"Johnny Appleseed of the West." Travelled to Oregon 1847 with West
Coast's first grafted apple trees. Till 1822 he lived 2 miles NE. — — Map (db m243482) HM
On Worth Street west of North Cox Street, on the right when traveling west.
Randolph County was formed in 1779, and its government met at the lost town of Johnstonville in New Market Township from 1786 to 1792. After residents petitioned for a more convenient location “in the most central part” of the county, the state . . . — — Map (db m234004) HM
On Sunset Avenue at North Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Sunset Avenue.
On January 27, 1964, 60 African
Americans were arrested at Hop's
Bar-B-Que and the Little Castle
sandwich shop, part of the
Sunset Theatre. These sit-ins were
part of the national drive for
integration and civil rights. — — Map (db m234009) HM
On Andrew Hunter Road just west of West Main Street (State Highway 22), on the left when traveling west.
"Faith Rock" two hundred yards down the river is where Andrew Hunter in 1781 escaping from David Fanning, Tory, rode Fanning's horse, Red Doe, down the rock into the river and to safety. — — Map (db m172035) HM WM
On Andrew Hunter Road 0.1 miles west of Buie Lane, on the right when traveling west.
In 1782, captured by Col.
Fanning & loyalists, Andrew
Hunter escaped by riding his
mare down this steep bluff
and jumping into Deep River. — — Map (db m233999) HM
Near Faith Rock Road 0.8 miles Andrew Hunter Road, on the right when traveling east.
With its headwaters beginning north of here near High Point and Jamestown, the Deep River flows 125 miles through rolling Piedmont hills past many forming mill towns. The Deep joins the Haw River in Chatham County, becoming the Cape Fear River, . . . — — Map (db m172038) HM
On U.S. 64 0.3 miles west of Wright Street, on the right when traveling east.
Regulator leader & poet. He wrote satirical songs motivating opposition to abusive officials. Fought at Battle of Alamance, 1771. Lived nearby. — — Map (db m243484) HM
On West Naomi Street (County Road 1950) west of South Main Street (Business U.S. 220), on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1930 to be the first office building in Randleman for North State Telephone Company at which time served only 85 magneto telephones in the community with 3 digit telephone numbers. — — Map (db m172041) HM
On Commerce Square at West Academy Street (County Road 1950), in the median on Commerce Square.
All Gave Some, Some Gave All.
Disabled American Veterans
"Before I conclude the subject of public justice, I cannot omit to mention the obligations this Country is under, to that meritorious Class of veteran . . . — — Map (db m172044) WM
On High Point Street at North Stout Street, on the right when traveling south on High Point Street.
Museum founded 1966 by the
North Randolph Historical Society
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m234014) HM
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 220) at County Road 2270 when traveling north on South Main Street.
Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby. — — Map (db m172046) HM
On Red Fox Road 0.1 miles south of Welborn Road ( Road 1564), on the right when traveling south.
Built circa 1780 by Jeduthan Harper,
signer of Halifax Resolves (April 12, 1776);
Lt. Col., Chatham County Minute Men;
appointed by N.C. Provincial Congress to
supervise cannon ball manufacturing for
the American Revolution; later Clerk . . . — — Map (db m239083) HM
On North Carolina Route 62 at Braxton Craven Road, on the right when traveling south on North Carolina Route 62.
Dedicated to the memory of those who served well the cause of education for the Trinity community and the State of North Carolina.
The bell, the columns, and the urns were part of the original TRINITY COLLEGE . . . — — Map (db m268424) HM
On State Highway 62 at Trinity College Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 62. Reported permanently removed.
(Preface, upper 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 . . . — — Map (db m58259) HM
On North Carolina 62 (North Carolina Route 62) at Braxton Craven Road, on the right when traveling south on North Carolina 62.
Stood here—Union Institute 1839; Normal College 1851; Trinity College 1859; Moved to Durham 1892; became Duke University, 1824. — — Map (db m268353) HM
On North Carolina Route 62 at Braxton Craven Road on North Carolina Route 62.
In the second half of April 1865, as Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s army
retreated west from Raleigh, his forces scattered and the army became widely dispersed.
By the time he formally surrendered on April 26, the troops under his authority . . . — — Map (db m268367) HM
