Erected in 1847 as
Grace Union Church
Reformed and Lutheran
Organized 1797 - Separated 1940
Grace Evangelical ad Reformed
Congregation 1940-1969 — — Map (db m156712) HM
In honor of the
men who served in the
World War from
Catawba High School
Neil D. Aderholdt • Bascom B. Blackwelder • George S. Blackwelder • Perry E. Cline • Roy Drum • Tom M. Gilleland • Alvin E. Herman • Carlos U. Lowrance • J. Crawford . . . — — Map (db m210421) WM
Depot built here at siding on Western North Carolina Railroad, 1859; village organized as Catawba Station, 1872; market center for locally produced tobacco and flour; incorporated as Town of Catawba in 1893; base for building nearby Lookout Shoals . . . — — Map (db m210418) HM
C Grady Abernathy USN • Jimmy E Abernathy USA KIA • Justin Abernathy USAF • Paul E Abernathy USN • Leroy F Abernathy, Jr USAF • Leroy F Abernathy, Sr USAF • Charles W Abernethy USA • Ray R Abernethy USA • Reginald J Abernethy USA KIA • Donald R . . . — — Map (db m210420) WM
County commissioners, in 1894, called local land owners to build and maintain a bridge across Lyles Creek. In response, landowners hired the services of Andy J. Ramsour, keeper of Horse Ford covered bridge over the Catawba River, at Hickory. In . . . — — Map (db m70563) HM
Why Covered Bridges:
They protect exposed wooden superstructures from rot resulting from exposure to the elements (rain, sleet, snow, and blazing sun).
An uncovered wooden bridge's life span would be 15-20 years; but with a roof and . . . — — Map (db m70562) HM
In 1862, the Secretary of War called on Haupt to assist in the reconstruction of railroads destroyed by retreating Confederates. Haupt was able to both rebuild the rail system and organize an efficient rail operation to resupply the Union. In nine . . . — — Map (db m70564) HM
Placed here in Memory of the
Men from this community who
participated in the World War
Insert Rededicated by American Legion Post 48 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1957 to all veterans man and women of this area May 24, 1998 — — Map (db m18540) HM
In 1913, Hickory became the first city in North Carolina to adopt the council-manager form of government, which combines the leadership of elected officials and the administrative experience of a manager. The mayor and city council set policy and . . . — — Map (db m210398) HM
The 1890 Clement Geitner House was one of the
first brick dwellings erected in Hickory and is among
a small group of surviving double-pile brick houses
in Catawba County. It was built by the Geitner
family, whose members were leaders of . . . — — Map (db m210411) HM
This seven-acre arboretum was purchased by the City in 1904. Besides its place as the City's first true park, the space became a large outdoor arboretum, originally containing some 250 different species of trees and plantings. George F. Ivey, a . . . — — Map (db m210396) HM
To your right stood a frame church built by First Presbyterian Church. The first service was Nov. 2, 1878, and was their house of worship until 1905, when it was purchased by Christ Lutheran Church. The Lutherans worshiped here until 1926. It was . . . — — Map (db m18567) HM
Commemorating the memory of Henry Weidner Robinson
This marks the town of Hickory Tavern as incorporated December 12, 1863. The city of Hickory Commemorates Henry Weidner Robinson who in 1859 gave this site as a public common. The citizens of . . . — — Map (db m18544) HM
This monument was constructed in 1954
to commemorate the site of the original
Hickory Tavern, from which the City of
Hickory got its name. The original
tavern, built in the late 1700's, laid the
foundation for a new community. The
town of . . . — — Map (db m210409) HM
Since its founding by four Lutheran pastors
in 1891, Lenoir-Rhyne University has been a
co-educational, private liberal arts institution
based on Christian values. In addition to
academics and athletics, the university seeks
to liberate mind . . . — — Map (db m210393) HM
Friends of Hickory, an organization of
private citizens dedicated to investing in the
welfare and prosperity of the City of Hickory
and its surrounding communities, raised
money and worked with the City of Hickory
to build this playground that . . . — — Map (db m210402) HM
To the rear of this spot stood a log house known in 1799 as Hickory Tavern. This tract of 640 acres was surveyed by Col. Christopher W. Beekman on June 8, 1779 and was granted to William McMullen Oct. 28, 1783 on the south side of this tavern ran . . . — — Map (db m18538) HM
This property
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Piedmont Wagon
Factory
1897 — — Map (db m210415) HM
Founded as the “college church” in 1893, St. Andrew's Lutheran Church was created to enhance the worship life at Lenoir-Rhyne University, and a partnership between the two institutions continues today. The current church building was erected in 1951 . . . — — Map (db m210395) HM
This area is the central commercial area of
Hickory. It developed in the center of a
parcel of land, originally owned by Henry W.
Robinson. The name Union Square was first
used in 1913. A street previously ran in
front of the shops, but now the . . . — — Map (db m210405) HM
Once an industrial area with manufacturing, hosiery, and textile mills, today's University Mill District is home to the vibrant, revitalized buildings of Hollar Mill, Moretz Mills, Transportation Insight's Corporate Campus (formerly Lyerly Mill), . . . — — Map (db m210397) HM
(front)
C.S.A.
To the Confederate Soldiers of Catawba County 1861-65
Confederate Heroes
(side)
Full Companies Sent Out
Co. A. 12 Reg.
Co. F. 23 Reg.
Co. C. 28 Reg.
Co. E. 32 Reg.
Co. E. 57 Reg.
Co. F. 32 Reg. . . . — — Map (db m156720) WM
"That freedom and justice might prevail, these Catawbans died" 1917-1918 James Russell Boggs · William A. Bolick · Sgt. Theodore P. Bonner · Adolphus G. Cansler · Thaddius C. Carpenter · Frank E. Cline · Henry Dameron · George R. Davis · Fred . . . — — Map (db m156719) WM
On a Civil War raid through Western North Carolina by Gen. George Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry troops commanded by Col. William J. Palmer passed through Newton on April 17, 1865, burned the Confederate Commissary depot and the county jail, and shot and . . . — — Map (db m152421) HM
Secretary of Interior, 1893-1896, Governor of Georgia, United States Senator, was born, 1855 at Catawba College, then located at this point. — — Map (db m156714) HM
This tablet is dedicated to the Glory of God and the commemorate the unbroken record of the preaching of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ on or near this site since 1757 A.D. This church, known as Old St. Paul's Church, first known as "Dutch . . . — — Map (db m156757) HM
Beneath this marker is the
"Old Court House Well"
Dug 1842 Sealed 1908
During those years it was the
public water supply for Newton — — Map (db m156717) HM
A tribute to Mathias Barringer, Lipsicom Adam, - Grundt, - Haas, - Wilson, and another, who were massacred on John's River in Gen. Rutherford's "forced march" against the Cherokees in 1776, and to Philip Fry who alone escaped, and to Conrad Tippong, . . . — — Map (db m156715) HM WM
