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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Alamance County, North Carolina
Adjacent to Alamance County, North Carolina
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On NC Highway 62 South, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The militia under Royal Governor Tryon defeated the Regulators at this point, May 16, 1771. — — Map (db m28261) HM |
| On NC Highway 62 at Porter Sharpe Road, on the right when traveling south on NC Highway 62. |
| | Troops led by Henry Lee ambushed British cavalry of Banastre Tarleton one mile north, Mar. 2, 1781. Americans retreated under heavy British fire. — — Map (db m32592) HM |
| On State Highway 62 east of Clapp Mill Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | [ Rear of Monument ] Here was fought the Battle of Alamance between the British and the Regulators ------------- [ Right of Monument ] Liberty [ Left of Monument ] 1880 — — Map (db m33797) HM |
| On Alamance Road (State Highway 62), on the left when traveling south. |
| | (Preface): The Carolinas Campaign began of 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 in Virginia to crush . . . — — Map (db m45341) HM |
| Near Bellemont-Alamance Road (State Highway 62) near Kimesville Road (County Route 1113), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Oak Grove (ca. 1790-1910) was a 1,693-acre grain farm owned by the Holt family. The Holts were pioneers in the southern textile industry and developers of "Alamance Plaid" fabrics. While textiles made the Holts one of the wealthiest families in . . . — — Map (db m74439) HM |
| Near Bellemont-Alamance Road (State Highway 62) at Kimesville Road (County Route 1113), on the right when traveling west. |
| | 1693 acre grain plantation founded by Michael Holt III (1778-1842). Birthplace of E.M. Holt (1807-1884), a founder of the southern textile industry and developer of "Alamance Plaid" fabrics. Dr. William Rainey Holt (1798-1868), noted "scientific . . . — — Map (db m74448) HM |
| On State Highway 62 west of Clapp Mill Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The first battle of the Revolutionary War, was fought in Orange County, North Carolina May 16th, 1771. [ Right of Monument ] 1771 – 81 1901 James Hunter “General” of the Regulators. “The country is as . . . — — Map (db m33799) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Following the labor turbulence of the 1930s and the strain of the Great Depression, World War II brought relative calm and increased productivity to the mill communities. Immediately after the War, however, mill owners revived a movement that had . . . — — Map (db m32846) HM |
| Near State Highway 62 0.2 miles south of Oakbury Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A little known Revolutionary War engagement occurred on the Regulator battlefield on March 1, 1781. Ten years after the Battle of Alamance, and approximately two weeks before the Battle of Guilford Courthouse near Greensboro, soldiers of the . . . — — Map (db m139346) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | African Americans experienced the textile mill world very differently than white families. Mills did not offer the same work opportunities to black men and women as they did for whites. Life in the mill village was also restricted, and black workers . . . — — Map (db m32783) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Mill employees worked at tedious jobs for long hours, usually having only Sundays to rest. With responsibilities at home as well as in the mill, free time was limited. Still, mill workers found ways to socialize, relax, and have fun in a world . . . — — Map (db m32999) HM |
| On Alamance Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built 1837 by E. M. Holt. Produced Alamance Plaid, the first factory-dyed cotton cloth south of the Potomac. Stood here. — — Map (db m28695) HM |
| On NC Highway 62 at Clapp Mill Road, on the left when traveling south on NC Highway 62. |
| | Here was fought (I) on May 16, 1771, the Battle of Alamance. Opposing forces were colonial militia, mainly from the eastern part of the province, commanded by Governor William Tryon, and a band of frontier dwellers known as Regulators, who had risen . . . — — Map (db m35055) HM |
| On State Highway 62 0.1 miles east of Clapp Mill Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Alamance County citizens took the first steps to mark the site of the Battle of Alamance in 1879. On July 4, Rev. D. A. Long delivered a speech here, urging area residents to form an association with the charge of erecting a monument. Less than a . . . — — Map (db m139689) HM |
| |
Battle of Clapp's Mill
On March 2, 1781, the American light troops under Colonel Otho Holland Williams of Maryland and Lieutenant Colonel Henry "Lighthouse Harry" Lee of Virginia engaged the British light troops near Clapp's Mill on Beaver . . . — — Map (db m28062) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Mill owners initially built villages near textile mills to attract families of workers. By 1900, 92% of workers lived in mill-owned housing. A typical mill village in the 1920s consisted of about 350 houses located within walking distance of the . . . — — Map (db m32830) HM |
| On North Main Street at Webb Avenue (North Carolina Highway 87) on North Main Street. |
| | At this site on 1 June 1861 soldiers of the 6th NC State Troops, commanded by Col. Charles Fisher president of the NC Railroad, drilled before departing for the war front. In July 1861, they became the first troops ever carried by rail into battle. . . . — — Map (db m29626) HM |
| Near R. Dean Coleman Road. |
| | To the right is the carriage shed. This building is an original building to the site. It was used to store a wagon or other horse drawn equipment.
To the left is a blacksmith shop. Even though this building is not original, the blacksmith was . . . — — Map (db m34743) HM |
| Near R. Dean Coleman Road. |
| | Welcome to Cedarock Historical Farm. The farm was settled in 1830 by John and Polly Garrett. The farm was 115 acres in size (85 improved and 30 unimproved acres). Please enjoy your visit and come back to see us. — — Map (db m34720) HM |
| On NC Highway 49, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Charles Richard Drew
1904 - 1950
Black scientist and surgeon
Pioneer in the preservation of blood plasma
Medical director of the Blood-for-Britain Project, 1940
Director of the first American Red Cross Blood Bank, 1941 . . . — — Map (db m31142) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Early textile mill owners alleviated labor shortages by recruiting entire families for employment. Offering homes as well as jobs, owners created villages of workers from which the mills could draw. Children - sometimes as young as seven - filled . . . — — Map (db m32671) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Church congregations were central to social as well as religious life in the village. Mill owners encouraged church membership among their workers and often aided congregations to promote social stability and community morality. The Baptist church, . . . — — Map (db m32376) HM |
| On State Highway 62 at Clapp Mill Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 62. |
| | This column was erected in 1901 at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park as a testament to the Battle of Alamance being the "first battle of the American Revolution." But as early as 1937, the National Park Service questioned the . . . — — Map (db m139692) HM |
| | When North Carolina passed laws in 1833 to restrict the rights of free blacks; they also limited the rights of Indians. In old Orange (later Alamance) County, many Occaneechi Indians including Dixon Corn, Jesse Jeffries, Enoch Jones, and Andrew . . . — — Map (db m46084) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Although industrialization brought great improvements to the South, advancements in health and medicine lagged dramatically behind. Without antibiotics, infectious diseases were common and dangerous. Medical care was often unavailable, and employers . . . — — Map (db m33273) HM |
| On South Church Street at South Main Street on South Church Street. |
| | Burlington Historic Property
Circa 1906 - 1910 — — Map (db m29238) HM |
| On North Carolina Highway 49, 1 mile south of East Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | First public meeting to promote railroads in North Carolina, Aug. 1, 1828, was at Wm. Albright's home which stood 4 mi. S.E. — — Map (db m30693) HM |
| On Friendship-Patterson Mill Rd. at Friendship Rock Creek Road, on the right when traveling west on Friendship-Patterson Mill Rd.. |
| |
Was located 150 yards north-east of this marker. Built by community effort and without public funds. This school was dedicated to thoroughness in all subjects taught, and to the building of character as fundamental for the growth of the student. . . . — — Map (db m75810) HM |
| | Built around 1890 between the factory and the mill houses, the small brick building linked mill production and village life. The mill office was on the left side, with the owner's office behind it. The company store was on the right side. Especially . . . — — Map (db m31284) HM |
| | Like many Piedmont mills, Glencoe was built at an old grist mill site - the Vincent Mill begun in the 1860s. Remains of it may be seen on the "island" side of the mill race. The Vincent Mill had a wooden dam and a mill race about 100 yards long. For . . . — — Map (db m31337) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The whole matter of providing attractive and comfortable habitations for cotton operatives [is] summarized in the statement that they are essentially a rural people…while their condition is in most cases decidedly bettered by going to the . . . — — Map (db m33540) HM |
| On Sarah Rhyne Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1899 James H. Holt sold Emanual "Man" Marshall a one-acre lot at the northeastern end of the Glencoe property. "Man" Marshall was the superintendent at Glencoe Mills for nearly forty years. He and wife Mary Eliza Murray Marshall lived with their . . . — — Map (db m33580) HM |
| On Sarah Rhyne Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | When Glencoe Mill opened in 1880, founder James H. Holt was ahead of most of his contemporaries in requiring that village children attend school for several months a year to the sixth grade, before they could work in the factory. The company built . . . — — Map (db m33583) HM |
| | In Glencoe as in other Alamance County villages, the Holts built many substantial, 2-story houses for the workers. They resembled farmhouses in the area. In most of the 2-story houses, carpenters used hand-sawn timbers put together with pegs. Some . . . — — Map (db m33650) HM |
| | At Glencoe, there were three levels of management: Owner, Manager, and Superintendent. The location and style of their houses indicated their occupants' status in the hierarchy. The Mill Owner's House, built for Robert Holt, is a large 2-story . . . — — Map (db m31504) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Incorporated in 1880 by James H. and William E. Holt, sons of textile pioneer E. M. Holt. The last water-powered textile mill developed by the Holts. Produced napped cotton cloth, flannels and woven plaids. Employed as many as 500 workers at its . . . — — Map (db m31082) HM |
| | A remarkably complete mill village exemplifying the post-Civil War development of the textile industry along the streams of piedmont North Carolina. Glencoe Mill built nearly 50 houses for its workers. Acquired by Preservation North Carolina in 1997 . . . — — Map (db m31291) HM |
| On State Highway 62 at Clapp Mill Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 62. |
| | This advantageous position was held by Royal Governor William Tryon and his North Carolina militia during the Battle of Alamance. The men serving Governor Tryon were not British "Redcoats," but the citizen soldiers from the colony of North Carolina. . . . — — Map (db m139724) HM |
| On North Church Street at Graham-Hopedale Road on North Church Street. |
| | Poet, author of "Fugitive Lines" and other works; lifelong educator; president of Peace Institute, 1907-12. Home stood here. — — Map (db m29764) HM |
| On North Church Street/US Highway 70 at Beaumont Ave., on the left when traveling east on North Church Street/US Highway 70. |
| | Founder of Burlington Mills, 1924; success of rayon propelled world's largest textile company. "Pioneer Plant" 3/4 mi. S. — — Map (db m29949) HM |
| Near R. Dean Coleman Road. |
| | It took John and Polly Garrett five years to build this house. During that five year period, they lived in the small log home to your right. The Garrett's moved into this house in 1835. Four years later, Polly gave birth to their first child. They . . . — — Map (db m34722) HM |
| | (Preface) 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 in Virginia to crush . . . — — Map (db m46046) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In the village, every aspect of the workers’ lives revolved around the mill. In addition to their homes, the churches, schools, and stores all belonged or were tied to the mill owners. While these places provided much needed social time for mill . . . — — Map (db m33320) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Lodge Hall, a small frame building, housed many types of gatherings. The Barber Shop, built in the 20th century, served village men and boys. In one period, old-timers recall, a barber would arrive and open the shop to cut hair one evening each . . . — — Map (db m32377) HM |
| On NC Highway 62 North 0.2 miles south of Louis Graham Road (SR 1757) when traveling north. |
| | McCray School
Est. 1915 - 16
One Room School House
Alamance Burlington
School System — — Map (db m31153) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Transitioning from the farm to an industrialized way of life was especially hard for men. On the farm, men experienced a certain amount of freedom and variety; millwork was often tedious, repetitive, and produced only wages for a day's labor. Men . . . — — Map (db m32775) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Industrialization came to the South later than it had in the North. The first generation of mill workers were transplanted farmers who had no tradition of labor unions. The nature of the mill village also made organized labor difficult. The mill . . . — — Map (db m33311) HM |
| On West Webb Avenue (NC Highway 87), on the left when traveling west. |
| | This Norfolk & Western caboose was given to the City of Burlington by Norfolk Southern Railway in 1993. It is symbolic of the railroad roots of the North Carolina Railroad town of Company Shops (1866) which became Burlington in 1893. The caboose was . . . — — Map (db m35022) HM |
| On Main Street. Reported missing. |
| | Company shops built here in 1857 for maintenance and repair of the N.C. Railroad. Closed in 1866. — — Map (db m43304) HM |
| On Dailey Store Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | When North Carolina passed laws in 1833 to restrict the rights of free blacks; they also limited the rights of Indians. In old Orange (later Alamance) County, many Occaneechi Indians including Dixon Corn, Jesse Jeffries, Enoch Jones, and Andrew . . . — — Map (db m58335) HM |
| Near R. Dean Coleman Road. |
| | In 1830, John and Polly Garrett constructed this small log home, which is one of the earliest structures in the district. They lived in this house for five years while they were building the large two-story house behind you. This house served as a . . . — — Map (db m34724) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 2. Picker House
After drivers delivered bales of raw cotton to Glencoe, the first step in transforming it to woven cloth took place in the Picker House. Men unpacked the cotton from the bales and removed such debris as twigs, leaves, and bugs. . . . — — Map (db m32475) HM |
| | (Front):Dedicated to the men and women of Alamance County who served their country in war
(East Side): Time will not dim the glory of their deeds
(Back): Patriotic sacrifices forever remembered
(West Side): . . . — — Map (db m31558) HM |
| On Graham Street at North Avenue on Graham Street. |
| | Burlington Mills was incorporated Nov. 1, 1923. The first plant of that company, later known as Burlington Industries, largest maker of textiles in the world, began operations on this site July 29, 1924. — — Map (db m29995) HM |
| On North NC Highway 49, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Side A Pleasant Grove High School was built on this site in 1922 to serve grades 8 - 10 from 5 small schools in the Pleasant Grove township and one from the Faucette township; Mahan, Sidney, King, Squires, and McCray. Brogden Tew was the . . . — — Map (db m31151) HM |
| Near R. Dean Coleman Road. |
| | During the 1870's and 80's, this building served as a community post office. The building has been restored and displays "pigeon holes" which are compartments used to sort the mail.
The building on the right is a smoke house. It dates back to . . . — — Map (db m34735) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | To power the turbine that ran the mill, the water that ran through the mill race flowed into the wheelhouse at the back of the mill. It dropped down through the 48-inch, 152-horsepower turbine located below ground level. A metal shaft connected the . . . — — Map (db m32420) HM |
| Near State Highway 62 0.2 miles south of Oakbury Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | According to legend, Regulator James Pugh, brother-in-law of Regulator Herman Husband, lay behind this rock while he fired on Tryon's troops. Tradition has also held since 1942 that James was taken prisoner and hanged in Hillsborough on June 19, . . . — — Map (db m139350) HM |
| On Maple Avenue near Anthony Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A body of Tories, going to join Cornwallis' Army at Hillsborough, was destroyed by a Whig force, Feb. 23, 1781. ¾ mile southwest. — — Map (db m28524) HM |
| On Anthony Road at Old Trail, on the right when traveling east on Anthony Road. |
| | Near this location, mounted Loyalists from Chatham and southern Orange counties led by Col. John Pyle, and on their way to join Gen. Cornwallis in Hillsborough, were defeated by units of Gen. Greene's American Army led by Col. Henry "Light Horse . . . — — Map (db m34718) HM |
| On Bellemont-Alamance Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | On Colonial Trading Path
Travelers used nearby spring
Preaching point 1759
Originally called "Graves Church"
Church founded circa 1770
Burials from early period in
rock enclosed cemetery
Recorded burials from 1790
Called "the Chappel" . . . — — Map (db m32156) HM |
| Near R. Dean Coleman Road. |
| | The animals of a turn of the century farm were very important to the self supporting farmer. We have tried to represent some of the more common animals found on the farm. We presently have sheep, goats, beef cows, dairy cows and a team of mules. The . . . — — Map (db m34744) HM |
| Near R. Dean Coleman Road. |
| | The corn crib (located on your left) was a special building used for storing corn and other grains. The corn would be picked from the fields and put in there to dry. Once the corn dried, the farmer would separate the kernels from the cob using a . . . — — Map (db m34736) HM |
| Near North Carolina Route 62 0.2 miles south of Oakbury Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Quaker John Allen constructed this log dwelling circa 1780 in nearby Snow Camp. The State of North Carolina moved it here in 1966, restored it, and opened it to the public in 1967 to illustrate colonial life in the backcountry of North Carolina. The . . . — — Map (db m42253) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Mill designers planned the brick and heavy timber mill to standards of the day. They employed the Italianate style popular for industrial architecture. Its ornate brickwork, arched windows, low roof, and prominate tower suited the functional needs . . . — — Map (db m31547) HM |
| On Highway 62, on the left when traveling south. |
| | (Preface): The Carolinas Campaign began of 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 in Virginia to crush . . . — — Map (db m42335) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In the decades following the Civil War, the textile industry thrust the South into a period of rapid industrialization. In North Carolina, construction of railroads began through Piedmont “backcountry,” and cities sprung up in their . . . — — Map (db m33535) HM |
| On Alamance Road 0.1 miles south of Pond Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby. — — Map (db m28700) HM |
| On County Route 62, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Before and after the battle of Alamance, the militia of Governor William Tryon camped nearby, along Alamance Creek, May 13-19, 1771. — — Map (db m37373) HM |
| On NC Highway 49 South at 1300 Bellemont Lane on NC Highway 49 South. |
| | Before and after the Battle of Alamance, the Militia of the Governor William Tryon camped nearby, along Alamance Creek. May 13-19, 1771. — — Map (db m28526) HM |
| On Union Ridge Road (County Route 1001) at Altamahaw Union Ridge Road, on the left when traveling north on Union Ridge Road. |
| | Since before 1776 religious services have been held on this site. In 1815 several residents here bought property, organized a church and began holding regular services open to all. The new church soon joined with the Christian denomination of the . . . — — Map (db m89309) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The first waves of migration off the farms were primarily single women and widows. Since these women had limited access to land, they were eager to take the steady work and housing the textile mills provided. An example of this was Bynum, North . . . — — Map (db m32792) HM |
| On Glencoe Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Turning raw cotton into cloth was a multi-step process. As a result, textile mills had different jobs all along the production chain. In the opening room, men unfastened cotton bales and loaded them into cleaning and fluffing machines. From there . . . — — Map (db m32834) HM |
| On North Williamson Avenue near West Haggard Avenue. |
| | Founded Elon College by the Christian Church in 1889. Coeducational. Burned in 1923; rebuilt 1923 - 26. — — Map (db m30100) HM |
| On South Main Street at Pine Street on South Main Street. |
| | Second Empire
Victorian Architecture
Residence of Capt. J.N. Williamson
Son-in-Law of E.M. Holt
— — Map (db m35046) HM |
| | This site and "meeting house" was the area birthplace of a new country in pre-revolutionary meetings, a new county (Alamance), a new county seat (Graham), an early public library, a courthouse, a school to college presidents and a governor, and a . . . — — Map (db m64237) HM |
| | To Commemorate With Grateful Love the Patriotism, Valor, and Devotion to Duty, of the Brave Soldiers of Alamance County.
(Back): "On Fame's Eternal Camping Ground, Their Silent Tents are Spread, and Glory Guards, with Solemn Round, . . . — — Map (db m28269) WM |
| On Main Street at Elm Street on Main Street. |
| | Built in 1923 to replace the original 1851 brick and stucco structure — — Map (db m39916) HM |
| | The Memorial Is Dedicated To The Honor Of All The Brave Men And Women Of Alamance County Who Fought In Service To Their Country And In Memory Of Those Inscribed Here Who Died In Defense Of Our Freedom.
Civil War
Jacob Adams, W.B. . . . — — Map (db m31485) WM |
| On State Highway 54 at State Highway 119, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 54. |
| | Teacher in Piedmont area from 1819 to 1867; operated own school in Alamance County, 1851 - 67. Home is 1 mile, grave is 3½ miles northeast. — — Map (db m29244) HM |
| | 1906
Built to House
The Alamance Gleaner
Published Weekly
1875 - 1947
— — Map (db m34989) HM |
| On South Main Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Constructed by E.M. Holt
as a residence for his
daughter, Emily Virginia,
wife of Capt. James W. White
— — Map (db m35038) HM |
| On Main Street/NC Highway 87 at McAden Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street/NC Highway 87. |
| | Est. by the Christian Church, 1851, as Graham Institute; forerunner of Elon College. Burned in 1892. Stood 1 blk. west. — — Map (db m29894) HM |
| On SW Court Square, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 1851
Constructed by E. M. Holt
for mercantile use
In 1860
housed Graham's first bank — — Map (db m31014) HM |
| | (Preface) 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 in Virginia to crush . . . — — Map (db m46022) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Racial violence in Caswell and Alamance counties in 1870 led to martial law, under Col. Geo. W. Kirk, impeachment & removal of Gov. W.W. Holden. — — Map (db m28308) HM |
| On Hanford Hills Road at Monticello Court, on the left when traveling south on Hanford Hills Road. |
| | An early pioneer, leader and landowner, Michael Holt II was the son of Michael Holt I who had moved to this area in he 1750s. He is buried nearby with his two wives, “Peggy” O'Neal and Jean Lockhart. He had ten children who became the . . . — — Map (db m73992) HM |
| On North Main Street at Harden Street on North Main Street. |
| | Italian Renaissance
Housed the Opera House
and
Various Mercantile Enterprises — — Map (db m35016) HM |
| | Of log construction, used for worship and school, stood here. Deed for land recorded in 1834 states it adjoins old Mt. Hermon tract, which signifies a place of worship existed prior to this date. Feb. 27, 1834 annual Methodist Protestant Conference . . . — — Map (db m66554) HM |
| On Court Square, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Organized in 1899
Housed in this building
Constructed in 1906
Remodeled 1924 — — Map (db m31013) HM |
| On East Elm Street at North Marshall Street on East Elm Street. |
| | 1851
Originally a Wing of the
Union Hotel
In 1903 Converted to a Dwelling
By L. Banks Holt
— — Map (db m35017) HM |
| On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Side A Providence was a gathering spot for pioneers in the Haw River basin. Many families and denominations during the eighteenth century used this cemetery. Many early settlers including members of the Turrentine, Sellars, Holt, Harden, . . . — — Map (db m28277) HM |
| On Harden Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Harden House
Greek Revival Architecture
Built and Occupied
by Peter R.Harden
Pioneer Merchant
— — Map (db m34988) HM |
| On North East Court Square at East Elm Street on North East Court Square. |
| | One of the few original hotel buildings of this era still standing in North Carolina — — Map (db m127833) HM |
| | Renaissance Revival
unaltered but for the
new store front
1902 — — Map (db m32400) HM |
| On State Highway 49, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Nathaniel Polk DeShong descended from Huguenot immigrants who settled near the Haw River about a mile and a half north of here. He enlisted on June 21, 1861, at 17 years of age under Capt. James W. Lea “for the War” in the 6th North . . . — — Map (db m46081) HM |
| On NC Highway 49/Graham Road at Holt Street on NC Highway 49/Graham Road. |
| | Governor, 1891-93; cotton mill owner. Sponsor of railroad development and state aid to education. Home stood 350 yards S. — — Map (db m29968) HM |
| On State Highway 119 just south of Jim Minor Road, on the right. |
| | Governor, 1949 - 1953; United States Senator, 1954 - 1958; N.C. Commissioner of Agriculture, 1937 - 1948. Birthplace is nearby. — — Map (db m29305) HM |
| On East Center Street at South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Center Street. |
| | Brigadier general of North Carolina militia, member House of Commons, conventions 1788, 1789, and U.S. Congress. His home stood nearby. — — Map (db m28808) HM |
| On Lynch Store Road at North Carolina Highway 119N, on the right on Lynch Store Road. |
| | Founded as Mt. Repose by William Bingham ca. 1815; closed in 1827. Stood 1½ mi. N. Later operated in Orange Co. — — Map (db m29303) HM |
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