Buried in this cemetery are Gersham Hunt (1765-1818) and his wife Sarah Orton Hunt and their descendants. Gersham Hunt was the son of Jonathan Hunt, one of the founders of the Jersey Colony of North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina . . . — — Map (db m220685) HM
Introduced bill, 1885, for industrial school, now N.C. State University. Speaker of House, 1889: prison reformer. Taught at academy here. — — Map (db m237131) HM
The Old Rowan County Courthouse, a visible reminder of Salisbury’s antebellum prosperity, was erected in 1855 and is one of North Carolina’s finest Greek Revival-style public buildings. It served as Rowan’s third courthouse until 1914. Salisbury . . . — — Map (db m34278) HM
In 1856 Nathaniel Boyden and other investors established the North Carolina Foundry and Agricultural Machine Works. It was located on East Kerr Street on an acre lot lying between the railroad and Long Street. The property, with its three large . . . — — Map (db m238692) HM
Born in Cecil County, Maryland, William Alexander entered the Revolutionary War from Rowan County, North Carolina in 1775. Wounded in 1776, he later joined a South Carolina unit and fought at Cowpens, Fort Motte, Granby, Biggers Church, and . . . — — Map (db m248916) HM
John Willis Ellis was born November 20, 1820, in the area of Rowan County which later became a part of the new county of Davidson. In 1842 he opened his law office at No. 2 Cowan's Row, located in this block. Early in his career he won a seat in . . . — — Map (db m175778) HM
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the First American Veterans
These patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, gallantly fought for home and country during the American Revolution so that their descendants might enjoy civil . . . — — Map (db m261749) HM WM
In memory of
Peter Stewart Ney
A native of France
and
Soldier of the French Revolution
under
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who departed this life
November 15, 1846
Aged 77 years — — Map (db m291242) HM WM
At least 5,000 African-Americans, both free and enslaved, served in the Continental Army, state troops, navies, and militias. A substantial number of these African-American patriots came from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Some served . . . — — Map (db m249010) HM
Lynching in America Racial terror lynching claimed the lives of thousands of African Americans and created a legacy of injustice that can still be felt today. After slavery ended, many white people remained committed to racial hierarchy and used . . . — — Map (db m238719) HM
Among the original pioneers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland who settled on the east side of the Catawba River were George Davidson (1-home destroyed), Reverend John Thomson, Moses White, Hugh Lawson, John Oliphant, John Brevard, . . . — — Map (db m283194) HM
Hannah Boone was the youngest child born to Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan Boone.
The Boones were members of the Friends Society (Quakers) and Squire served as first a trustee and then an overseer of the Oley Meeting. The Boones moved to the Yadkin . . . — — Map (db m184060) HM
During the America n Revolution, at this ford of the Catawba River, around 1390 men from Western North Carolina and Southwestern Virginia crossed here on their way to the Battle Of Kings Mountain. The men who crossed the river here were all . . . — — Map (db m285957) HM WM
After two hours, fighting ceased. As the fog lifted, the scene revealed the dead and wounded scattered on the ridge and flanks. About 100 men on each side were wounded and 50 Tories were taken prisoner. Casualties were heavy among officers. By . . . — — Map (db m231959) HM
After several years of war and a military stalemate in the northern colonies, the British took the war to the South. After capturing Charleston, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, Lieutenant-General Charles, 2nd Earl Cornwallis eyed North Carolina as . . . — — Map (db m231949) HM
Hugh Torance House and Store, originally a simple log cabin dating to 1779, is the oldest standing store in North Carolina, and one of the few remaining 18th-century structures in Mecklenburg County.
Who was Hugh Torence
In 1763, Hugh . . . — — Map (db m307354) HM
This property
Mount Zion
Baptist Church
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
December 30, 1985 — — Map (db m238713) HM
