Mother of six who, upon the premature death of husband Charles Hayworth in 1928, kept Hayworth Industries and Alma Desk, its mainstay, alive during the Depression. Felt she had to work harder than a man for same achievement. Company became nation's . . . — — Map (db m175485) HM
From the eras of slavery to segregation, a time spanning from the 1700's to the 1970's, the laws of North Carolina and many other states mandated that all citizens be labeled as “White” or “Colored.”
When the Oakwood Cemetery was established in . . . — — Map (db m234023) HM
Colonial home of Mary and Philip Hoggatt A Quaker Potter Typical example of a Pre-Revolution home Built in Guilford County ca. 1754 In continuous use until the 1960's. — — Map (db m213709) HM
Ancient Indian Warrior / Trading Path. A branch passed through Guilford Co. here, ran from the Great Lakes to Georgia. Used by Colonists in Indian Treaty br 1744 but traveled after 1745 at their own risk. Most heavily traveled Early American Road. . . . — — Map (db m34925) HM
Self-educated, visionary engineer. Founded Thomas Car Works in 1917 to build street cars. Big demand in the '20s included orders from New Orleans, Detroit. Originals still in operation. Switched to school buses 1936, renaming company Thomas Built . . . — — Map (db m216791) HM
This tree was planted on August 26th 1984 by The Friendship Force of Guilford, U.K. to celebrate their exchange with Guilford County, and to mark the 400th anniversary of the first British colony in North Carolina. — — Map (db m175470) HM
An American nonviolent Civil Rights activist and preacher, one of the original 13 Freedom Riders while Pastor 1958-1968 of Pilgrim Congregational Church located originally ½ block east. — — Map (db m175494) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who participated in The American Revolution. These patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, gallantly fought for their home and country. 1775 – 1783. — — Map (db m34746) WM
On June 6, 1919 the Southern Furniture Exposition Company purchased a lot on South Main Street for $35,000 to build a furniture exposition building. By August of the same year, ground was broken and construction began on a one million dollar . . . — — Map (db m216788) HM
This restored log structure is a working blacksmith shop, equipped with tools and materials similar to those John Haley used in his trade. The shop was found in Davidson County and was relocated to this site in 1970 with funds from the Millis . . . — — Map (db m213712) HM
The North Carolina Armory at Florence, was located ¼ east. Commanded by Captain Z.S. Coffin, the armory converted hunting rifles into military arms, repaired broken guns, and assembled new guns between 1862 and 1865. On April 11, 1865, a detachment . . . — — Map (db m216816) HM
In 1786, John & Phebe Haley built this home on the Petersburg (Va) to Salisbury (NC) Road, a major trade route. At that time, the Haleys owned 368 acres of land around this site. John Haley was a blacksmith by trade, but also served as sheriff, . . . — — Map (db m34933) HM
Philip & Mary Hoggat built this house in 1754, 4 miles southwest of here. The Hoggats were among the first Quakers to move to this area. Donated by Mrs. Betty Jo Kellam, the cabin was relocated to this site in 1973 & restored with funds from the . . . — — Map (db m213711) HM
The Little Red Schoolhouse was built in 1930 to house the overflow of first grade students at the Ray Street Elementary School in downtown High Point; it was used as an educational site until 1961. Mr. Louis F. Voorhees was the architect, and his . . . — — Map (db m175471) HM
The Mahler Promenade honors the generosity of Peter and Mary Mahler, and their daughter Janet Fisher and her husband Wayne, daughter Punkin Parker and her husband Alan, and their grandson Alan A. Parker.
A member of the Board of Trustees, . . . — — Map (db m175466) HM
The Fayetteville and Western Plank Road was constructed in the late 1850’s, stretching 129 miles long and covering what is now High Point’s Main Street. In 1852, when the North Carolina Railroad Company surveyed the proposed rail route from . . . — — Map (db m213524) HM
This statue of a Plank Road Foreman is dedicated to the establishment of the City of High Point and in honor of the men and women who worked in local industries and businesses that made it famous. In the 1840’s and 1850’s construction was . . . — — Map (db m35279) HM
The Southern Furniture Exposition and High Point Exposition Company join forces to hold the first formal Southern Furniture Market in High Point. The Market was held in the Ragan and Mills Building on this site, and the Maddox Building, on the . . . — — Map (db m175490) HM
The Yadkin College Bell was recovered from Yadkin College in 1924 — the same year that the school was closed and High Point University opened its doors. It was originally cast in bronze in 1882. Over the years, the bell has been displayed in various . . . — — Map (db m175467) HM
Opened in 1947, this ½ - mile red dirt track was built by brothers, Bill & Bob Blair. It hosted two NASCAR Grand National races. Herb Thomas won in 1953 and Lee Petty won in 1954. Notable drivers were Fireball Roberts, Flock Brothers, . . . — — Map (db m109827) HM
Washington Street was created and given its name in 1860. This cultural icon rose above discrimination, segregation, and racism to become a symbol of black determination, perseverance, and success. By 1960, the Washington Street district, covering . . . — — Map (db m216784) HM
Washington Terrace Park, formerly known as the
Municipal Colored Park, opened June 10, 1938, to
serve the African American citizens of High Point.
Funds granted through the Federal New Deal
Works Progress Administration were used to build . . . — — Map (db m234027) HM
Boating industry revolutionized by his believe that large hulls could be made of fiberglass, which was considered impossible. Chose this site in landlocked High Point to found Hatteras Yacht because of its skilled furniture craftsmen. 41-foot boat, . . . — — Map (db m175482) HM
On this site, February 11, 1960, a Woolworth Sit-in demonstration, the first in the U.S. by high school students (26), was held. Led by Reverends B.E. Cox and Fred Shuttlesworth, an 8-year battle against racial and social injustices ensued. — — Map (db m175483) HM
In memory of
Boyd Freeman, Jr. •
Robert B. Parker
Honor Roll
Joseph B. Bennett •
Ralph M. Branch •
Emmett w. Burge •
Walter O. Burge •
William C. Burge •
Clarence R. Cook •
Hayden C. Cranford •
Dell Creasey •
Boyd . . . — — Map (db m175479) WM
A Methodist Protestant institution awarded degrees and diplomas, conducted until said churches opened High Point College.
Builders
First campus and building donated by Hon. Henry Walser, founder, 1856; furnishings by D.L. Michael. . . . — — Map (db m175463) HM
The Mendenhall, Jones, and Gardner gun factory was located 200 yards west. Owned by Cyrus P. Mendenhall, Ezekial Jones, and Grafton Gardner, the firm produced approximately 2,000 rifles for the state of North Carolina at this location from . . . — — Map (db m57697) HM
The H.C. Lamb & Co. gun factory was located 1 mile Northwest. Owned by Henry Clarkson Lamb, Anderson Lamb, Jehu Lamb, and F.J. Carpenter, the firm manufactured approximately 700 rifles for the state of North Carolina. The firm also sold gun parts to . . . — — Map (db m216805) HM
The arrival of the railroad shifted the center of Jamestown eastward from the old town center where Dr. Shubal Coffin (1809-1881) had established a medical school in 1840. He built his new home here, overlooking the tracks, to enjoy the improved . . . — — Map (db m216806) HM
Built in the center of Old Jamestown, near the intersection of Federal and Union Streets, Richard Mendenhall’s house served as a gathering place for residents and a stopover for travelers. This home exemplifies the community of Quaker tradepeople . . . — — Map (db m34702) HM
Built by James Mendenhall, for whom Jamestown was reportedly named. His family moved here from Chester, Pennsylvania, and built the house, a grist mill, and sawmill on the banks of the Deep River. The last Mendenhall occupant was Delphina . . . — — Map (db m98574) HM
This Quaker place of worship, built by the Mendenhall family around 1819, was used when bad weather made the one-mile trip to Deep River Fiends Meeting House impossible. It is located on its original site, across from Mendenhall Plantation. The . . . — — Map (db m34704) HM
Jamestown Public School was designated by the General Assembly in 1907 as one of two standard high schools in Guilford County. In 1911, the General Assembly passed the Guilford County Farm Life School Act and Jamestown was so designated. When the . . . — — Map (db m98578) HM
Johnson Bros. & Co. incorporated as a wholesale, retail, and custom workshop in 1897 with John R. Cook, president; Andrew F. Johnson, vice-president; and George W. Johnson, secretary-treasurer. George Johnson was a shoemaker by 1880. The business . . . — — Map (db m216809) HM
With 2400 British soldiers forded Deep River at this point and camped on its left bank, one mile up stream, prior to the Battle of Guilford Court House, March 15th, 1781. This battle was a determining factor in the establishment of American . . . — — Map (db m216810) HM
A grist mill operated on this site under a series of owners until 1865. A gun factory was also located on the property during the Civil War. The cotton mill, which would be incorporated as Oakdale Cotton Mills by Joseph Ragsdale in 1896, opened for . . . — — Map (db m216811) HM
Built by Oakdale Mill and served by teachers from the county, this one-room schoolhouse operated until 1943 when it merged with the Jamestown School. The front sections on either side of the door provided separate boys' and girls' cloakrooms as well . . . — — Map (db m216813) HM
Oakdale United Methodist Church began as a brush arbor meeting at the entrance to the mill village, built by members of the community. After the Little Schoolhouse was built in the early 1880's, the church met here there. In 1915, a church was built . . . — — Map (db m98613) HM
Originally the site of Henry Humphries' saddle and harness shop, this simple one-room, v-notched cabin with a stone foundation and chimney was soon acquired by Isaac Potter for his own store, which operated until 1826. The house continued to be used . . . — — Map (db m216814) HM
Richard Mendenhall built the store as an adjunct to his tanning business. His wares included general goods and food items. During the 20th century the building served as a private residence and also housed a variety of stores and offices. The . . . — — Map (db m216815) HM
Mill may date from about 1825, built on land owned by Jesse Field. It is best known as Robbins Mill or Holton Mill, bought in 1853 by Rev. Alexander and Mary (Weatherly) Robbins. Mrs. Robbins operated it during the Civil War, negotiating a draft . . . — — Map (db m221877) HM
Constructed in the period 1834-1844 by William Reece, local Constable. Stopping point on Charlotte to Goldsboro stagecoach trail. Birthplace of Joseph Reece, founder of Greensboro News and Record. Later home to J. Harper Johnston, 1881 Jamestown . . . — — Map (db m216799) HM
Troops of Cornwallis during American Revolution on way to Battle of Guilford Court House took over mill grinding meal for their men. Moved to present location and enlarged by Joel Saunders 1822 Commonly known as The Old Mill of Guilford Owned by . . . — — Map (db m87178) HM
Charles Benbow was born on December 6, 1787 to Thomas and Hannah Benbow. Charles married Mary Sanders on December 11, 1811, and they had seven children.
This Quaker style house was conservative in plan, though Charles' application to detail was . . . — — Map (db m54329) HM
The crossroads community of Oak Ridge (înc. 1998) was once traveled by Native Americans and later settled by Quakers and others (1700s). Landmarks include the Old Mill of Guilford (c. 1767), Oak Ridge Institute (1851), homes from the 1800s, and . . . — — Map (db m181195) HM
National Folk style farmhouse of J. L. Sawyer, a barber at the Oak Ridge Military Institute. Built on stone foundation with double-sloped Dutch gambrel roof and side-gabled carriage porch. During the 1930s, the site included the popular Black . . . — — Map (db m234042) HM
Jesse Benbow was born in 1815 to Charles and Mary (Saunders) Benbow. In 1838 Jesse married Ann Clark and they had seven children.
Jesse designed the house using oak trees from the property for the joists and foundation, and clay from the Haw . . . — — Map (db m54331) HM
Constructed by ORMA President T.E. Whitaker chapel to replace origînal (1884) destroyed by fire in early 1914. Like Alumni Hall, the Chapel features a Classical pedimented portico with Ionic columns and a lunette window. Named for R.N. “Buster” and . . . — — Map (db m181193) HM
The Oak Ridge Public School had a capacity for 123 students and served grades 1-8. The structure contained six classrooms and had two indoor flush toilets, but no cafeteria or gymnasium. The center of the original building included a stage and . . . — — Map (db m54344) HM
Oakhurst was built for Martin Hicks Holt, Co-Principal of Oak Ridge Institute, and his wife Mary. The finest Queen Anne style house surviving in all of Guilford County, it was designed by the prominent and prolific southern architect Frank P. . . . — — Map (db m54327) HM
Original water-powered mill built on nearby Beaver Creek to grind grain for early settlers. Reportedly seized by British troops prior to Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Mill moved downstream to current location and first waterwheel added 1818. . . . — — Map (db m87175) HM
Built for Maj. Richard P. Larkins,
Commandant at Oak Ridge Military
Institute for over 25 years, and family.
Colonial Revival house has a triangular
pedimented entry with Doric-style
columns, a porte-cochere on left side,
and eclectic motifs . . . — — Map (db m234043) HM
Church site purchased in 1889 by Oak Ridge's oldest African-American congregation. Sanctuary served as classroom for African American students until a schoolhouse was built next door c. 1915. Indoor plumbing and fellowship hall added in 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m234041) HM
Built as two-room home for Robert M. Stafford, Guilford County Sheriff (1865-80) and owner of Old Mill. House later enlarged by Stafford to current Neo-classical style. A jail was located behind house in early 1900s. Later owned by A. Murrow Benbow, . . . — — Map (db m234121) HM
National Folk I-house style with front
entry pediment and exterior chimneys.
Built for local family and purchased in
1937 by Z. L. (“Col. Zack”) Whitaker,
teacher and administrator at Oak Ridge
Military Institute for over 50 years.
Remained in . . . — — Map (db m234119) HM
Palmer students always enjoyed baseball. Team photographs appeared in school bulletins as early as 1916. The field’s original orientation placed home plate and a wooden backstop at the corner of Palmer Farm Road and the highway.
In 1997, Whitsett . . . — — Map (db m41753) HM
The bell tower signaled the beginning and the end of most activities at the Palmer Memorial Institute.These included classes, farming, meals, lights-out, and community as well as campus emergencies. — — Map (db m43116) HM
Canary Cottage (c.1927-1928) was the personal residence of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, where she hosted numerous social functions for faculty, students, and her many friends.
Dr. Brown did keep canaries at her home. It is because of the birds, . . . — — Map (db m43115) HM
The Carrie M. Stone Cottage was made possible primarily through the efforts of Brown's longtime friend, Daisy S. Bright. Stone Cottage, named for the wife of Palmer's largest benefactor, Galen L. Stone of Boston, also was called the teachers' . . . — — Map (db m41575) HM
Eliot Hall, named in honor of noted educator Charles W. Eliot (1834-1926), was the school's main dormitory for boys. The structure was built in 1934 and is similar in style to Galen Stone Hall for girls on the opposite end of the Palmer campus. . . . — — Map (db m41751) HM
The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum opened in 1987 to preserve and interpret the history and legacy of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute, and African American education in North Carolina. It is located on the former campus of the . . . — — Map (db m41572) HM
A remarkable example of achievement in the face of segregation and discrimination, Charlotte Hawkins Brown was buried on the grounds of the school she led for fifty years.
Charlotte Hawkins Brown was born in Vance County, North Carolina, the . . . — — Map (db m43305) HM
Built in 1927 and dedicated in honor of Galen Stone, by far Palmer's largest contributor, this building was the school's dormitory for girls. In 1950 Stone Hall suffered a disastrous fire. By the following fall, however, after a whirlwind campaign . . . — — Map (db m46154) HM
Kimball was the school's dining hall. Built in 1927, it honored the Kimball family of Massachusetts. In 1907, Helen F. Kimball purchased a 200-acre farm for the school's use.
Palmer students learned and practiced proper dining etiquette during . . . — — Map (db m43114) HM
One half mile south of this marker stands the house built by John McLean and his wife Jane Marshall McLean before 1767.
Col. Wm. Washington spent some time in this house in the spring of 1781. It has been the home of every successive . . . — — Map (db m39617) HM
Palmer grounds keeper James Rudd Sr. constructed the altar with stones brought from across the country and the Caribbean. Each morning Brown prayed before beginning her long day at the school.
The altar was a favorite place for students and . . . — — Map (db m43127) HM
Preparatory school for blacks founded 1902 by Charlotte Hawkins Brown. Named for Alice Freeman Palmer. Closed in 1971. Now state historic site. — — Map (db m39614) HM
In 1846, Christian abolitionists established the American Missionary Association (AMA). After the Civil War, the AMA provided schools for African Americans in the South and founded Bethany Institute here in 1870. Few educational opportunities . . . — — Map (db m41744) HM
"The Baggage Road" (Summerfield Road) and
"Salisbury Road" (NC-150) intersected to form
"Bruce's Crossroads." The area was named in
1768 after Charles Bruce, an early Guilford
settler who owned extensive area property and
an active Patriot in . . . — — Map (db m234037) HM
James Gillies, Light-Horse Harry Lee's
teenage bugler, was killed near this spot by
Tarleton's British Dragoons February 12,
1781. Gillies accompanied a small posse of
Revolutionaries from a camp near present-
day Summerfield to verify reports . . . — — Map (db m234040) HM
• Appointed by provincial Congress to purchase firearms and ammunition for troops, April, 1776.
• Member of Halifax Congress, November, 1776. On committee of accounts. Recruiting officer, 1777.
• Member of House of Commons, 1782.
• State . . . — — Map (db m234115) HM WM
This frame, Greek Revival-style house with
stone foundation was built in 1858 by its
namesake for his bride, Nancy Roach Willson.
The family lived in this home until the death
of Miss Clara Willson in 1959. The second
owners bought the . . . — — Map (db m234116) HM
Revolutionary Leader
and Founder of Bruce's Cross Roads
(now Summerfield)
and
grave of James Gillies
Light Horse Harry Lee's Bugler
slain by British Feb. 12, 1781. — — Map (db m234035) HM
Laughlin School was established January
1866 as a "Sabbath School" at Peace Church.
In 1934 Summerfield Colored School
opened with 5 teachers and 190 students.
It was renamed Laughlin School in honor
of the first principal, Duella Laughlin.
. . . — — Map (db m234038) HM
Founded in 1840, Peace United Methodist
Church was a Quaker “Sabbath School” for
freed slaves. Later purchased by the Northern
Methodist Conference, it was given to the local
congregation, which birthed Laughlin School.
The black and white . . . — — Map (db m234117) HM
Summerfield School Gym, originally known as
the "Rock Gym," was completed in 1939. A
product of The Works Project Administration,
it was constructed in the "Rustic Revival" style
using quarried rock from the nearby Robert
Gamble farm and . . . — — Map (db m234036) HM
This Southern Railway “freight shed” (c. 1952) stored freight after the Depot was retired and torn down. It sits on the original A&Y Railroad railbed.
A&Y tracks laid: 1886 • Depot built, first trains: 1887 • Last passenger train: 1939 • Depot . . . — — Map (db m234114) HM
The depot served the Atlantic & Yadkin Railway, which was part of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway and “Mountain-to-Sea Railway.” The 1887 depot was just southeast of Rhondan Road and was demolished circa early 1950s.
The depot handled . . . — — Map (db m234113) HM
