On Rugby Road (State Highway 194) at Joe Thomas Road, on the left when traveling north on Rugby Road.
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North Carolina
Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776
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Virginia
First permanent English . . . — — Map (db m95737) HM
On East Main Street (State Highway 88) at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
American botanist and Harvard professor. In July 1841, investigated the region's flora. Headquarters was in house that stood 50 yds. N. — — Map (db m95736) HM
On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 266.8), on the right when traveling south.
Mount Jefferson looms high over the town of Jefferson for which it is named. It was formerly called Negro Mountain because run-away slaves supposedly hid out there while fleeing north. The summit and slopes of the mountain now make up Mount . . . — — Map (db m140555) HM
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