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Historical Markers in Davie County, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Davie County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Davie County, NC (22) Davidson County, NC (43) Forsyth County, NC (256) Iredell County, NC (41) Rowan County, NC (98) Yadkin County, NC (14)  DavieCounty(22) Davie County (22)  DavidsonCounty(43) Davidson County (43)  ForsythCounty(256) Forsyth County (256)  IredellCounty(41) Iredell County (41)  RowanCounty(98) Rowan County (98)  YadkinCounty(14) Yadkin County (14)
Mocksville is the county seat for Davie County
Adjacent to Davie County, North Carolina
      Davidson County (43)  
      Forsyth County (256)  
      Iredell County (41)  
      Rowan County (98)  
      Yadkin County (14)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Davie County, Advance — M-44 — Cokesbury School
On Route 801, 0.2 miles south of Cornatzer Road, on the right when traveling north.
Short lived. The first Methodist school in North Carolina. Began about 1790. Was two miles east.Map (db m55022) HM
2 North Carolina, Davie County, Advance — The Advance Academy
On Route 801, 0.2 miles south of Cornatzer Road, on the left when traveling south.
. . . Map (db m55186) HM
3 North Carolina, Davie County, Cooleemee — Cooleemee's Brick High School
On Marginal Street east of Joyner Street, on the right when traveling west.
To satisfy the expanding education needs of Cooleemee and Jerusalem Township a new brick school was built here. It eventually comprised grades one through eleven. Its center stood 80 yards northwest. Cooleemee High School was ready for occupancy . . . Map (db m181932) HM
4 North Carolina, Davie County, Cooleemee — Cooleemee's Old Square
On Main Street at Duke Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
From its inception, Cooleemee was planned as a modern turn-of-the-century town. Its center stood 130 yards north of here on Main Street. While the cotton mill was the focus of most family's working life, Cooleemee's Old Square was the hub of . . . Map (db m240624) HM
5 North Carolina, Davie County, Cooleemee — Cooleemee's Old Wood School
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Cross Street, on the right when traveling south.
On this corner lot stood Cooleemee's Old Wood School. It faced east on Watts Street and extended all the way to Duke Street. Local school classes were held as early as 1899 in a mill house on Main Street. The foundation for this school was laid in . . . Map (db m181930) HM
6 North Carolina, Davie County, Cooleemee — Cooleemee's Riverside Hotel
On Cross Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Cross Street.
Nestled in a grove of large shade trees, the Riverside Hotel stood 133 yards west of this spot at the end of Cross Street. The hotel overlooked the dam and the shoals of the South Yadkin River at Cooleemee. The Riverside Hotel was one of the . . . Map (db m240619) HM
7 North Carolina, Davie County, Cooleemee — M-54 — Hugh T. Lefler(1901-1981)
On State Highway 801 at Watt Street, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 801.
Preeminent historian of North Carolina, author, & editor. Professor at UNC, 1935-1972. His birth-place is one mile east.Map (db m181878) HM
8 North Carolina, Davie County, Cooleemee — M-27 — John Stokes
On U.S. 601 at Pine Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 601.
First U. S. Judge for District of N. C., 1790, captain in Revolution, state legislator, member of convention of 1789. His plantation was nearby.Map (db m181935) HM
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9 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — Basil Gaither
Near Yadkinville Road (U.S. 601).
BORN 1751, MARYLAND WIFE: Margaret Watkins Migrated to Rowan County (Now Davie) in 1781 CHILDREN: Ellen (Nellie) b. 1769; Walter b. 1772; Nicholas b. 1773; Basil, Jr. b. 1774; Gassaway b. 1780; Nathan b. 1788; Betsey b. 1790 CAPTAIN: . . . Map (db m181937) HM
10 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — Boone MemorialThis Memorial Erected To — Daniel Boone | Squire and Sarah Boone —
On Main Street at Court Square, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Daniel Boone Hunter, Explorer Backwoodsman, Soldir Surveyor Roadbuilder Legislator, Magistrate He lived and learned woodcraft in Davie County 1750-65 Squire and Sarah Boone Parents of Daniel Boone Pioneers of the Yadkin whose remains . . . Map (db m53211) HM
11 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — M-47 — Boone Tract
On Wilkesboro Street (U.S. 64), on the left when traveling east.
In 1753 Lord Granville granted 640 acres on Bear Creek to Squire Boone who sold it in 1759 to his son Daniel. This was a part of the original Boone tract.Map (db m53197) HM
12 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — Colonel Thomas W. Ferebee
On Wilkesboro Street (U.S. 64), on the left when traveling east.
Family Homesite Colonel Thomas W. Ferebee Bombardier, Enola Gay Dropped Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 1945Map (db m55184) HM
13 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — Daniel Boone / Greene and Cornwalis
On Farmington Road at Highway 801, on the left when traveling north on Farmington Road.
. . . Map (db m102511) HM
14 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — M-3 — Daniel Boone's Parents
On Yadkinville Road (U.S. 601), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Squire and Sarah Boone are buried here. Daniel Boone, 1734-1820, lived many years in this region.Map (db m53190) HM
15 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — Davie County in the Civil WarStoneman in Mocksville — Stoneman's Raid —
On Clement Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling south on Clement Street.
(Preface): On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . Map (db m53207) HM
16 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — Davie County War Memorial
On Main Street (U.S. 158) at Court Square (south), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
front center Dedicated in Honor of All Davie County Veterans and to the Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Freedom front left Spanish American War (?) World War I (18) Vietnam (9) front . . . Map (db m55909) HM
17 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — H. Andrew LagleA Half-Century of Service
Employee and Town Supervisor Volunteer. Fireman and Fire Chief. His extensive knowledge, expertise, and resourcefulness - His dedication and compelling sense of duty ably served the citizens of Mocksville.Map (db m54052) HM
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18 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — M-33 — Hinton R. Helper
On Wilkesboro Street (U.S. 64), on the left when traveling east.
Author of The Impending Crisis, a bitterly controversial book which denounced slavery; U.S. Consul at Buenos Aires, 1861-66. Born 150 yds. N.Map (db m53186) HM
19 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — In 1827
Near Yadkinville Road (U.S. 601).
In 1827 Joannah Smith bequeathed $600 so her Church could have a pastor. The unparalleled generosity of dedicated Presbyterians Joannah and husband James Smith, enabled Joppa Presbyterian Church, then located at this site, to call the Rev. William . . . Map (db m181940) HM
20 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — The Boone Family in Davie County
Near Yadkinsville Road.
On 04 October 1750, Squire Boone received a Land Warrant and Survey for a 640-acre tract "lying...upon Grant's Creek, alias Lickon (Licking) Creek" in present Davie County. He received a grant for this 640 acres on the present Elisha and Dutchman . . . Map (db m53219) HM
21 North Carolina, Davie County, Mocksville — The British Army
Near Cornwallis Drive at Pudding Ridge Road.
The British Army led by General Cornwallis crossed Dutchman's Creek at this point Feb. 6, 1781Map (db m75950) HM
22 North Carolina, Davie County, Reeds Crossroads — M-41 — Cooleemee
On U.S. 64, on the right when traveling west.
Fine example of "Anglo-Grecian Villa." Built on 4,000 acre plantation by Peter W. Hairston in 1855. House stands 1 mi. south.Map (db m55180) HM
 
 
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