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Among oldest of area mica mines. Evidence indicates it was first worked by Indians. Remains 4 mi. S.W.
Iron ore deposits near here were mined from ca. 1826 until 1930. Supplied iron to the Confederacy.
Patriot militia, later called Overmountain Men, crossed the Blue Ridge nearby to defeat British at King’s Mountain, 1780.
Home of Joseph McDowell (1758-1795), soldier and physician. Officer at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Rendezvous for "Over-Mountain Men" prior to Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780. Home to Joseph & Charles McDowell, military & political leaders.
A religious body dating from the Middle Ages. The town of Valdese was founded by members of this group in 1893.
Home of William Lenoir, leader in Revolution & public affairs. Built 1788-92 and named for colonial fort on the site 4 1/2 miles east.
Location: NC 150 east of Lake NormanCounty: IredellOriginal Date Cast: 1964The large rectangular marker, with map inset, was researched and erected concurrent with the construction in the early 1960s of the Cowan’s Ford dam and the creation of Lake Norman. The extended text reads as follows:
World renowned supplier of medicinal herbs, barks, berries & roots. Est. by Jewish immigrants, 1871. One block NW until 1942.
Pioneer NASCAR dirt track. Built 1946; paved in 1958. Hosted sanctioned events, 1949-96. 5/8 mile oval 3 mi. W.