Topics Related to Historical Markers

Matthew Locke (L-62)

Brigadier-General in the American Revolution. Member of the Provincial Congress. U.S. Congress, 1793-1799. Grave 1/4 mi. N.

Francis Locke 1722-1796 (L-61)

Colonel of Whig force which routed Tories at Battle of Ramsour's Mill, June 20, 1780. Home stood nearby.

Old Stone House (L-60)

Built 1766 by Michael Braun. One of the few remaining Pennsylvania German stone houses in North Carolina. Stands 1/2 mile N.E.

Catawba College (L-59)

Coeducational, liberal arts. Affiliated with Evangelical & Reformed Church. Opened at Newton, 1851. Moved here, 1925, and enlarged.

Wingate University (L-58)

Baptist. Est. as Wingate School in 1896; a junior college, 1923; became a senior college in 1977. University since 1995. Campus one block north.

T. Walter Bickett (L-57)

Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace was 50 ft. north.

Confederate Navy Yard (L-56)

Established here 1862 following its removal from Portsmouth, Va. Produced ordnance for the Confederate Navy.

James W. Cannon 1852-1921 (L-55)

Textile pioneer; founder of Cannon Mills, 1887, and Kannapolis, 1906; leading manufacturer of towels. Grave 2 mi. S.

David F. Houston (L-54)

Secretary of Agriculture and later of the Treasury under Wilson. College president and author. His birthplace stood 60 yards north.

Cameron Morrison (L-53)

Governor, 1921-1925, began state-wide paved road building program. United States Senator and Representative. His home is 1 1/2 miles S.E.