Devastated western N.C. and western Piedmont; destroyed homes, crops, mills, bridges. Ten lives lost, July 16, in washout of trestle 1 mile south. — — Map (db m108785) HM
Depot was designed by prominent
architect C.C. Hook of Charlotte.
The only NC electric interurban
passenger and shipping rail line.
Was backed by James B. Duke. — — Map (db m184590) HM
Major in Revolution, leader of Lincoln County forces at the battle of Kings Mountain, 1780, where he was killed. His home stood nearby. — — Map (db m83249) HM