Historical Markers in Vance County, North Carolina

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Historical Markers in Vance County, North Carolina

Henderson is the county seat for Vance County

Adjacent to Vance County, North Carolina

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1 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Henderson — G-117 — "Tiny" Broadwick — 1893-1978 —

Aviation pioneer; first woman to parachute from an airplane, 1913. Demonstrated use of parachutes to Army, 1914. Grave 200 yds N. — — Map (db m221984) HM

2 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Henderson — G-121 — Corbitt Company —

Built buggies, 1899; by 1907, automobiles; later tractors, buses, and, during WWII, trucks for military. Shop ¾ mi. S.E. closed 1952. — — Map (db m221985) HM

3 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Henderson — G-124 — Harriet-Henderson Strike —

Textile mill 100 yds. N.E. target of strike, 1958-61. Effort failed, led to bombings that bolstered antiunionism. — — Map (db m221986) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Henderson — G-99 — Leonard Henderson — 1772 - 1833 —

Jurist and educator. Member of first N.C. Supreme Court; Chief Justice, 1829-1833. His grave is 1/2 mi. W. — — Map (db m221994) HM

5 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Henderson — G-107 — Mary L. Wyche — 1856-1936 —

A pioneer in field of organized nursing. In 1902 she founded the N.C. Nurses Association. Home was 7/10 mile W. — — Map (db m221995) HM

6 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Kittrell — GGG-1 — Confederate Cemetery —

Graves of 52 soldiers, individually marked, who died in the Kittrell Springs Hotel hospital, 1864-65, are ½ mi. NE. — — Map (db m221997) HM

7 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Kittrell — Kittrell College — 1886 - 1975 —

Resolution passed in 1885 by North Carolina Conference of African Methodist Episcopal Church for establishment of Normal and Industrial School to educate high school students. First session began in 1886. School chartered in 1887 by North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m221999) HM

8 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Kittrell — Kittrell Confederate Cemetery — Hospital to Graveyard —

Fifty-four Confederate soldiers from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia are buried here. They died at General Hospital Number One, Kittrell Springs in the former Kittrell Springs Hotel owned by Maj. Charles C. Blacknall and his . . . — — Map (db m222000) HM

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9 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Kittrell — G-42 — Kittrell’s Springs —

Health resort, social and recreational center in nineteenth century. Springs are ½ mi. W. — — Map (db m222001) HM

10 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Kittrell — G-74 — The Glass House —

Noted winter health resort patronized by Northern hunters and tuberculosis patients. Opened 1871; burned 1893. Site is ½ mi. W. — — Map (db m222003) HM

11 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Middleburg — G-62 — Richard Henderson —

Founder of Transylvania Colony (Ky.) & Nashville (Tenn.), author Cumberland Compact (1780), judge, member N.C. Council of State. Grave 1 mi. N. — — Map (db m221988) HM

12 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Middleburg — G-44 — William Hawkins — 1777-1819 — Reported missing

Governor, 1811-1814; speaker, State House of Commons, 1810-1811. His home, Pleasant Hill stands one mile N.W. — — Map (db m221990) HM

13 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Townsville — G-118 — John Lederer —

Pioneer German explorer traveled into Piedmont 1670 with Indian guide. Recorded observations of landscape & inhabitants. Entered colony nearby. — — Map (db m221989) HM

14 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Townsville — G-108 — Nutbush Address —

Document issued June 6, 1765, protesting abuses by local officials. Later spurred the Regulator movement. Author, George Sims, lived nearby. — — Map (db m221991) HM

15 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Williamsboro — G-47 — Bingham School —

First military school in North Carolina, was founded in 1826 by D.H. Bingham. Moved to Littleton in 1829. Stood nearby. — — Map (db m221992) HM

16 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Williamsboro — G-46 — James Turner —

Governor, 1802-1805, United States Senator, 1805-1816, and State legislator. Oakland, his home, stood 1 mile E. — — Map (db m221993) HM

17 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Williamsboro — G-49 — St. John's Episcopal Church —

Parish established in 1746. Present building, completed in 1773, stands 200 yards W. — — Map (db m221996) HM

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18 ► North Carolina, Vance County, Williamsboro — G-20 — Williamsborough —

Eighteenth century town, named for John Williams, judge, state legislator, congressman, who lived nearby. Old St. John's Church is here. — — Map (db m221987) HM

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