Opened in 1927 to serve Black patients during Jim Crow era. Housed nursing school, 1929-1954. Operated here until it relocated in 1996.
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N.C. General Assembly appropriated funding for rural schools in 1911 to teach homemaking and farm life skills. First was opened 3/10 mile N.
The historically Black community of Kingsboro organized to stop hog slaughterhouse efforts, 1996. Environmental victory. Met 1/2 mile west.
State supervisor of Black elementary schools, 1915-1934. Est. N.C. Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers. Was Gates Co. Jeanes Supervisor, here.
Was grassroots civil rights attorney. Advocate for voting rights. Among first Black law students at U.N.C., 1951. Served in WWII. Born nearby
In 1777, John Lewelling led a secret plot to kill the governor. Convicted of treason, he received the state’s first pardon. He lived ¾ mile west.
Founded in 1909 by civic-minded African American women. Promoted social causes: "Lifting as We Climb." Early statewide meetings held here.
Governor. 1961-1965. World War II veteran, U.S. Senator, and Duke University president. His tomb 6/10 mile NE.
Director, N.C. Division of Negro Education, 1921-50. White advocate for Black opportunities within the system of segregation. He lived 2 blocks N.
Location: US 441 Business (Main Street) in Franklin
County: Macon
Original Date Cast: 1964
Large rectangular marker, with map inset, and extended text as follows: