is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1830
[Second maker]
Cary
Historic
Landmark
Guess-White-
Ogle House
Wake County . . . — — Map (db m233105) HM
The White Plains Cemetery is typical of family burial grounds once common through our country. These cemeteries were a matter of practicality during the settlement of America due to distances between family farms and churches. Initially dictated by . . . — — Map (db m233127) HM
Water from this spring was believed to have healing powers. The resort town of Fuquay Springs developed around this site and incorporated in 1909. — — Map (db m62125) HM
The Durham & Southern Railway built the Varina Station's Depot in 1910. After 1914, the Depot served as a Union Depot for Durham & Southern and Norfolk & Southern for many years.
J. E. Brown, followed by Katherine Brown, were agents from . . . — — Map (db m233077) HM
Dr. J. M. Judd, James Luther Adcock, A. W. Thompson, and R. M. Dickens owned the Varina Hotel. Hotel rooms occupied the upper story while the downstairs featured a dining room and lobby for hotel guests. During WW II the draft board and others used . . . — — Map (db m233078) HM
In 1950 Herbert Akins built this building for Weaver Buick. Charlie and Mollie Poe operated Red & White Grocery in this space until 1970. — — Map (db m233079) HM
“In 1851 landowners in the St. Mary’s District of Wake County witnessed the arrival of the railroad. The first business was operated by Henry Fort, a former slave, farmer and cabinetmaker. A post office was established in 1878. The General Assembly . . . — — Map (db m222846) HM
During the Triassic Period, 220 million years ago, continental plates began to move apart and rip holes in the Earth's crust. The result was a large lake in the fissure that stretched from what today is modern Morrisville to Chapel Hill. Over time, . . . — — Map (db m232916) HM
Native Americans taught European settlers how to grow tobacco, a plant native to North Carolina, shortly after they arrived in the area. During colonial times, tobacco was North Carolina's most valuable export commodity, in part because of the . . . — — Map (db m232830) HM
The First Baptist Church traces its roots back to the Bethany Baptist Church formed in 1866. With Morrisville's incorporation in 1875, many members moved into the growing town and formed another church. The congregation chose the popular Gothic . . . — — Map (db m232850) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Morrisville
Christian Church
c. 1872
Morrisville
Historic Landmark
Morrisville
Christian . . . — — Map (db m232844) HM
(preface)
The Carolina 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 . . . — — Map (db m77704) HM
On April 13, 1865, Union cavalry, under the command of
General William T. Sherman. captured Raleigh and pursued the
retreating Confederate cavalry west along the railroad.
Rearquard skirmishes erupted at points along the Hillsborough
Road until . . . — — Map (db m232925) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Pugh House
c. 1870
Morrisville
Historic Landmark
Pugh House
Wake . . . — — Map (db m232919) HM
From Humble Beginnings
The community of Shiloh can be traced back to the
1820s, when it was a small enclave of free African
Americans. As one of the few free black communities in
North Carolina before the Civil War, Shiloh grew slowly.
. . . — — Map (db m232828) HM
From Humble Beginnings
The community of Shiloh can be traced back to the
1820s, when it was a small enclave of free African
Americans. As one of the few free black communities in
North Carolina before the Civil War, Shiloh grew slowly.
. . . — — Map (db m232834) HM
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Established in 1867, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church has long been the heart of
the Shiloh Community. The church provided educational, economic, and spiritual
growth for its members through the actions of . . . — — Map (db m232825) HM
Shiloh, a rural community of free African Americans and slaves, developed in the Cedar Fork Township in the late 1820's. By 1870, Shiloh was a self-sufficient community with a public school, co-op store, midwives, recreation center and church. Rev. . . . — — Map (db m232826) HM
Near this site was one of the last major cavalry engagements in Gen. Sherman's campaign, known as the skirmish at Morrisville. On April 13, 1865 Gen. William Sherman's union army captured the state capitol of North Carolina, Raleigh. Federal cavalry . . . — — Map (db m232918) HM
Beginning in the 1870s, textile production
in the South soared and mills offered poor
families jobs, reliable pay, and housing.
Morrisville was swept up in this change
when Samuel R. Horne built his knitting
mill beside the railroad tracks in . . . — — Map (db m232910) HM
This tobacco barn is similar to those that were used by farmers in
Shiloh from around 1890 to around 1960. Like many other barns of
its time, this barn was built by hand using axe hewn logs, mud and
mortar.
During this time, tobacco . . . — — Map (db m232814) HM
History of the Barn
This tobacco barn, along with a second barn that was not moved to this site, was
once located on the edge of what is now the Shiloh Crossing commercial center,
near the intersection of N.C. 540 and Chapel Hill Road.
. . . — — Map (db m232819) HM
Archaeological evidence suggests that nomadic bands of Native Americans camped along the banks of Crabtree Creek some 8,000-10,000 years ago. One trail they utilized led to a shallow ford over Crabtree Creek, and crossed through the future site of . . . — — Map (db m232913) HM
William Gaston Clements was born in 1840 and spent his childhood in the Morrisville community. Despite having his arm amputated during the Civil War, Clements became a noted minister, editor, and tireless promoter of education, serving as Wake . . . — — Map (db m232849) HM
From Humble Beginnings
The community of Shiloh can be traced back to the
1820s, when it was a small enclave of free African
Americans. As one of the few free black communities in
North Carolina before the Civil War, Shiloh grew slowly.
. . . — — Map (db m232808) HM
Shiloh has been a close-knit community for generations. While many people have dedicated the time and efforts to improve the quality of life, a few have left an especially lasting impression.
A few of those who have influenced the Shiloh . . . — — Map (db m232813) HM
On and around this spot
stood the old town of
Bloomsbury
or
Wake Court House
which was erected and made the county-seat when Wake County was established in 1771.
This place was the rendezvous of a part of Governor Tryon's army . . . — — Map (db m233421) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Pilot Mill
1903 — — Map (db m233447) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Pilot Mill
1903 — — Map (db m233449) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Pilot Mill
1892 — — Map (db m233450) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Pilot Mill
1910 — — Map (db m233503) HM
Protests against segregated lunch counters. Here, Feb. 1960. Led to 41 arrests. Later acquittals marked noted civil rights victory. — — Map (db m233232) HM
Henry Clay, on a visit to this city, wrote the famous Raleigh Letter, April 17, 1844, opposing the annexation of Texas. Many authorities believe that this statement cost him the presidential election of 1844. According to tradition Clay wrote the . . . — — Map (db m63175) HM
President of National Farmers' Alliance, 1889 - 1892; began Progressive Farmer, 1886; a founder of NCSU and Meredith College. House is here. — — Map (db m63235) HM
Founded by Presbyterian elder Wm. Peace 1857 as school for women; opened 1872. Main building used as Confederate hospital & by Freedmen’s Bureau. — — Map (db m63264) HM
Taken in June 1861 when the Navy Yard at Norfolk was abandoned by the United States
Banded and Condverted at Richmond into a 6 inch rifle mounted at Fort Caswell North Carolina
Dismounted by exploding magazines when the Confederates evacuated . . . — — Map (db m40757) HM
A.I.A. Tower
North Carolina Chapter
American Institute of Architects
Chapter Founded(AIA)
August 8, 1913
Building Dedicated
October 18, 1963
Raleigh Historic Site
Water Tower
1887 — — Map (db m93208) HM
Geo. B. Anderson Brigadier General Confederate States Army Born April 12th 1831. Died Oct. 16th 1862 of a wound received at the battle of Sharpsburg. ( Back of Monument : ) Seven Pines Mechanicsville Cold Harbor Malvern Hill South . . . — — Map (db m63255) HM
Fawcett, Preston & Company of Liverpool, England, cast this 4-inch, 18-pounder rifled cannon in 1862 and sold it to the Confederacy. It was part of a “flying battery” of field artillery stationed at Fort Fisher that protected . . . — — Map (db m63221) HM
Charles Duncan Mc Iver Educational statesman * * * Born 27th September 1860 Died 17th September 1906 ( Left Side Marker : ) Founder and first President of the State Normal and Industrial College for women ( Right . . . — — Map (db m63231) HM
Christ Episcopal Church
has been designated a National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America — — Map (db m40782) HM
Raleigh's first public burying ground. In 1798 the General Assembly authorized the city commissioners to lay off up to four acres of public land adjoining the city for this purpose. Additional land added later. Many of Raleigh's earliest citizens . . . — — Map (db m233509) HM
City Cemetery is the City's first public burial site.
Raleigh's City Cemetery, established in 1798 just outside the city limits on East Street, was the principal burying ground for Raleigh's citizens until the late nineteenth century.
The . . . — — Map (db m233510) HM
Official residence, N.C. governors, it was completed 1891 on Burke Square using prison labor. Architects, A.G. Bauer & Samuel Sloan. — — Map (db m32553) HM
Social activist; writer. Led the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union after 1892. A benefactor of present Meredith College. Lived in this house. — — Map (db m32628) HM
First Baptist Church
Built in 1859
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Baptist Church
A.D. 1859
Wm. Percival . . . — — Map (db m126213) HM
Organized
January 21, 1816
First building on this site
dedicated
February 7, 1818
Present building
dedicated
September 16, 1900
Sanctuary remodeled
1956 — — Map (db m94802) HM
Organized 1816. Site of Constitutional Convention of 1835. State Supreme Court met here, 1831-40, after Capitol fire. This building completed 1900. — — Map (db m63165) HM
Colonel Fred Olds founded the Hall of History, now the North Carolina Museum of History, in 1902. He devoted his life to preserving the state's heritage.
In memory of Dellie Hardison Smith, a creative planner for this North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m126212) HM
In the Governor’s Palace April 24-27, 1865, Grant conferred with Sherman and approved new terms for surrender of Johnston’s Confederate Army. — — Map (db m63140) HM
Site used by U.S. Coastal and Geodetic Survey to measure the precise longitude and latitude of Raleigh by taking simultaneous readings of the positions of the stars here and at locations in Richmond, Va. and Charleston and Columbia, S.C. A . . . — — Map (db m40858) HM
On this site stood the Governor’s Palace of North Carolina 1816 – 1865 where General LaFayette was entertained March 2-3, 1825. — — Map (db m222848) HM
Built 1800-1801 by John
Haywood, N.C. treasurer,
1787-1827. Operated now
by the National Society
of the Colonial Dames of
America in State of N.C. — — Map (db m233508) HM
Private in
Bethel Regiment
North Carolina Volunteers
Killed at Bethel Church
June 10, 1861
First Confederate soldier
to fall in battle in the
War Between the States.
(back of marker)
Wyatt's Comrades
In dash to burn the . . . — — Map (db m41569) HM
First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of N.C.; 1823-1830. Active in the revival of the Church. Interred in church 50 yds. south. — — Map (db m63242) HM
Editor, author, public official
Son of
Josephus Daniels and Mary Cleaves Seabrook
Born in Washington, N.C.
May 18, 1862
Married to Addie Worth Bagley of Raleigh
May 2, 1888
Died in Raleigh, N.C.
January 15, 1948 . . . — — Map (db m217457) HM
This exact replica of the Liberty Bell is the same size, weight, and material as the original. Therefore, it has the same tone that the Liberty Bell would have if it could be rung. The bell, cast in France, weighs 2, 080 pounds. It is 85 percent . . . — — Map (db m73012) HM
Confederate brigadier general; president of Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, 1852-55; member of Congress, 1855-61. Home here, grave ⅔ mi. east. — — Map (db m63157) HM
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