Topics Related to Historical Markers

Daniel E. Rhyne 1852-1933 (O-65)

Textile mill owner, bank executive, philanthropist, and benefactor of present Lenoir-Rhyne University in 1923. Grave is nearby.

St. John's Church (O-64)

Lutheran. Organized prior to 1798. J. G. Arends was first pastor. Building, the fourth on site, is 1/4 mile east.

Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church (O-63)

Organized before 1771 as a union church by German settlers. Present building erected ca. 1820.

Charles H. Mebane (O-62)

Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1897-1901; president of Catawba College, 1901-04; newspaper editor. Home 3 blocks E.

Peter Forney 1756-1834 (O-61)

Pioneer manufacturer of iron; Revolutionary War officer; Congressman, 1813-1815. Mt. Welcome, his home, was 3/4 mi. S.

Andrew Loretz (O-60)

Minister, 1786-1812, of German Reformed Church in the Carolinas. Home built in 1793. Located one-half mile south.

Graham's Fort (O-59)

Home of Col. William Graham. Site of Tory raid, 1780. Served as Revolutionary War fort. Site is 300 yds. N.E.

Machpelah Cemetery (O-58)

Presbyterian, 1801. Graves include those of Alexander Brevard, Joseph & James Graham, and Robert Hall & Joseph Graham Morrison.

Belmont Abbey College (O-57)

Roman Catholic. Liberal arts coeducational college. Founded, 1876, by Order of St. Benedict. One mile north.

R. Gregg Cherry (O-56)

Governor of North Carolina, 1945-1949. State legislator. Promoted good roads and rural electrification. Grave is 3 miles S.E.