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