Entries Containing All of the Phrases «chatham county» AND «north carolina»

By Mary Thurman

The Medal of Honor

RANKED BY RELEVANCE

1 ► Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Downtown — Arkansas Medal of Honor Monument —

(Marker consists of over 20 panels as displayed below) — — Map (db m62978) WM

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2 ► North Carolina, Durham County, Durham — American Tobacco Trail —

Durham was established in the 1850's when the North Carolina Railroad extended its tracks westward across the state. The new town became the destination for farmers in the area to bring their tobacco crops for sale and transport to the factories. . . . — — Map (db m126202) HM

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3 ► North Carolina, Chatham County, Pittsboro — H-16 — Charles Manly —

Governor, 1849 - 51. Whig Party leader. His law office, relocated & restored, stands 70 yds. N. — — Map (db m222536) HM

4 ► North Carolina, Randolph County, Trinity — Jeduthan Harper House — National Register of Historic Places —

Built circa 1780 by Jeduthan Harper, signer of Halifax Resolves (April 12, 1776); Lt. Col., Chatham County Minute Men; appointed by N.C. Provincial Congress to supervise cannon ball manufacturing for the American Revolution; later Clerk . . . — — Map (db m239083) HM

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5 ► South Carolina, Edgefield County, Edgefield — 19-3 — First Baptist Church / Village Cemetery —

First Baptist Church Founded in 1823 as Edgefield Baptist Church, with Basil Manly, Sr., Pastor, Matthew Mims, Clerk, and Arthur Simkins, Moderator, this church led in the establishment here in 1826 of Furman Academy and Theological . . . — — Map (db m12671) HM

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6 ► Georgia, Washington County, Tennille — Colby Smith —

Colby Smith, a Revolutionary War soldier who was prominent in America’s War of Independence settled in the 89th District in 1798 and was granted property by the Governor of Georgia in Honor of his service to America. He, his children, and his . . . — — Map (db m21300) HM

7 ► North Carolina, Chatham County, Pittsboro — Lynching in America / Lynching in Chatham County — Community Remembrance Project —

Lynching in America Thousands of Black people were victims of lynching in the United States between 1865 and 1950. After the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for Black people and an ideology of white supremacy led to fatal . . . — — Map (db m233991) HM

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8 ► Georgia, Walker County, LaFayette — #2 — The Marsh House — Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail —

The Marsh House was built by Spencer Stewart Marsh about 1836. Mr. Marsh was born in Chatham County, North Carolina, on November 25, 1799, and was the son of William Marsh, a soldier in the American Revolution for whom the local William Marsh . . . — — Map (db m82761) HM

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9 ► North Carolina, Cumberland County, Fayetteville, Terry Sanford — Edward J. Hale House — Civil War Publisher — Carolinas Campaign —

Across the street is the Hale-Williams House, notable for the variety of architectural styles it incorporates as well as for the prominence of its builder, Edward Jones Hale. Hale bought this property in 1847 and constructed the house in the 1850s. . . . — — Map (db m70360) HM

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10 ► North Carolina, Lee County, Sanford — H-41 — Egypt Coal Mine —

Operated at intervals, 1856-1929. Aided the Confederate war effort. Site of explosions, 1895 & 1900. Shaft 2mi. N. — — Map (db m214359) HM

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11 ► Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — The Beverly M. Whitehead Human Resources Building —

Beverly M. Whitehead, a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, came to Chatham County in 1988 to serve as its first Human Resources Director. Mrs. Whitehead was a strong advocate for employees, and mentored them in their professional and personal . . . — — Map (db m134846) HM

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12 ► North Carolina, Randolph County, Ramseur — K-10 — Cox’s Mill —

Headquarters, 1781-82, of David Fanning, Tory leader. Owner, Harmon Cox, led area Regulators. Mill was ½ mile south. — — Map (db m269230) HM

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13 ► South Carolina, Pickens County, Pickens — Griffin-Christopher House —

The National Register South Carolina Department of Archives and History [Unreadable] of Historic Places — — Map (db m185585) HM

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14 ► North Carolina, Wake County, Morrisville — Morrisville Christian Church —

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

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15 ► North Carolina, Alamance County, Burlington — G-58 — Henry Jerome Stockard —

Poet, author of "Fugitive Lines" and other works; lifelong educator; president of Peace Institute, 1907-12. Home stood here. — — Map (db m29764) HM

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    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.

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