Formed northern half
of the colony of North
Carolina. Its southern
boundary was run to a
point three miles east
in the fall of 1746. — — Map (db m237320) HM
Home of Major
William Lee Davidson,
who provided the land
for Davidson College
and was the son of
Revolutionary War
General
William Lee Davidson — — Map (db m237451) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1860 — — Map (db m237327) HM
Lieutenant General, C.S.A.; Supt. N.C. Military Institute in Charlotte; Davidson College professor; Editor, “The Land We Love.” Grave is here. — — Map (db m72902) HM
Prof. Henry L. Smith pioneered medical uses for x-rays. Conducted experiments and made radiographs Feb. 1896 in physics lab nearby. — — Map (db m173150) HM