On East King Street at South Cameron Street, on the right when traveling east on East King Street.
The Alexander Dickson House, an ideal example of 18th-century "Quaker-plan" farmhouse, was built around 1790. Alexander Dickson, his wife, Elizabeth, and their nine children moved into this house in 1845. In addition to running the farm, Dickson . . . — — Map (db m139748) HM
On S Churton Street at King Street, on the right when traveling north on S Churton Street.
From this spot where stood the Old State House was started an expedition of frontiersmen under Col. Richard Henderson, for Kentucky, led by Daniel Boone March 17, 1776 ----- • ----- “And they marched away solemnly as if going to the ends of the . . . — — Map (db m223119) HM
On North Churton Street at West Union Street, on the right when traveling south on North Churton Street.
The Reverend Robert Burwell, his wife Anna, and their two children moved from Virginia to Hillsborough in 1835. The Presbyterians, who hired him as their minister, provided the family with a house which was built around 1821 on the corner of Union . . . — — Map (db m232399) HM
On North Churton Street (Business U.S. 70) south of East Queen Street, on the right when traveling north.
Delegates debated U.S. Constitution, July 21-Aug. 4, 1788 & voted to delay ratification until bill of rights was added. Met 100 yards S.W. — — Map (db m223545) HM
On West King Street, 0.1 miles North Churton Street (State Highway 86), on the right when traveling west.
In honor and memory of those members who served in the Great World War 1914-1918
Thomas Bacon •
Wm. Eugene Berry •
Harlan G. Coleman •
John P. Dark, Jr. •
S.M. Gattis, Jr. •
Charles F. Haley •
John H. Hughes •
Sam L.W. Hughes • . . . — — Map (db m223120) WM
On S Churton Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Born in New York, Yale graduate, judge. His home, nearby, destroyed by Regulators, 1770. Later Loyalist, British General, Governor. — — Map (db m74942) HM
“Away down the hill was a large baseball field … fenced in with oak boards every bit ten feet so we kids couldn't sneak in. Something was going on there every Saturday and Sunday. We had a good baseball team. A few went on to the . . . — — Map (db m232360) HM
Near Elizabeth Brady Road, on the right when traveling north.
HOST & NASCAR Timeline
1920-1933 – Stock car racing grows in popularity during the Prohibition era, when bootleggers who modified their cars for rough terrain held recreational races to see who had the fastest car.
1935-1940s – . . . — — Map (db m232426) HM
On State Highway 86 at Lake Orange Road (County Route 1323), on the left when traveling north on State Highway 86.
Operated, 1845 to 1884. Founded by Samuel W. Hughes. Attended by Wm. T. Dortch, David I. Craig, Geo. T. and P.H. Winston. Site is 1 mi. W. — — Map (db m98535) HM
On West Tryon Street, 0.1 miles west of North Churton Street, on the right when traveling west.
Nash–Hooper House
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the . . . — — Map (db m139763) HM
On South Churton Street, on the right when traveling north.
Village of Occaneechi Indians on the Great Trading Path. Inhabited ca. 1680 – 1710. Visited in 1701 by the explorer John Lawson. ½ mi. E. — — Map (db m223126) HM
On West Tryon Street west of North Churton Street (North Carolina Highway 86), on the right when traveling west.
Although it lies in the shadow of a historic church, Hillsborough's Old Town Cemetery is not a traditional churchyard burial ground. One of North Carolina's oldest municipal cemeteries, it was established in 1757 by the colonial Assembly and is the . . . — — Map (db m232411) HM
On East King Street at South Churton Street (U.S. 70), on the right when traveling east on East King Street.
Designed and erected, 1844 – 45 by John Berry of Hillsborough, 1798 – 1870 Builder, Architect, Legislator, Humanitarian --------------- Builder of distinguished structures in his native state Contributor to the tradition of American architecture . . . — — Map (db m223127) HM
On S Churton Street at Exchange Park Lane, on the right when traveling north on S Churton Street. Reported permanently removed.
The first paper mill in North Carolina, built to relieve the paper shortage during the Revolution, was erected in this vicinity, 1777. — — Map (db m223128) HM
On West Tryon Street west of North Churton Street (Business U.S. 70), on the right when traveling west.
Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788
which refused to ratify the United States
Constitution; later ratified at Second
Convention 1789 in Fayetteville.
Placed by: Orange County Constitutional
Bicentennial Committee
July 23, . . . — — Map (db m139776) HM
Near St. Marys Road (County Road 1002) east of North Cameron Street, on the right when traveling east.
This historic churchyard unifies five tracts of land given between 1824 and 1934 by Thomas Carter Ruffin and his Cameron family descendants. The pathway system and Memorial Garden were added in 2007 through the generosity of parishioners.
The . . . — — Map (db m187668) HM
Near State Highway 86, on the right when traveling south.
(Preface, upper left): The Carolinas 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. . . . — — Map (db m13972) HM
On West King Street, 0.1 miles west of South Churton Street (Business U.S. 70), on the left when traveling west.
Established as the Orange County seat in 1754 where the Great Indian Trading Path crossed the Eno River, Hillsborough appears much as it did in the 18th century. Known as the "capital of the back country," Hillsborough was the scene of many . . . — — Map (db m171933) HM
Near West Union Street west of North Churton Street (North Carolina Highway 86), on the left when traveling west.
The Burwell School was one of the earliest schools in North Carolina, which provided a scholarly education for young women. The school was established by Margaret Anna Burwell and Reverend Robert Burwell in 1837 and operated until 1857. Young women . . . — — Map (db m232361) HM
Near Elizabeth Brady Road, 0.3 miles north of Business U.S. 70, on the right when traveling north.
The Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail (HOST) is located on a site whose history dates to the 17th century, when the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation resided here along the banks of the Eno River.
In the late 1700s, James Hogg, an original . . . — — Map (db m232424) HM
On North Churton Street (Business U.S. 70) at West Tryon St, on the left when traveling north on North Churton Street.
Governor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His home stands 150 yds. W. — — Map (db m98530) HM
On East Margaret Lane at South Churton Street (Business U.S. 70), on the right when traveling east on East Margaret Lane.
William Churton
FL. 1749 – D. 1767
English Surveyor - Cartographer
Laid Out Hillsborough, 1754
—————
Place by Exchange Club of
Hillsborough
1975 — — Map (db m223132) HM
William Hooper Esquire
Signer
Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776
Sponsored by the Davie Poplar Chapter
Erected by National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution of North Carolina
1937 — — Map (db m139769) HM
