Crusader for southern industrial development, manufacturer, engineer, author, and publisher. Grave is 1/2 mile north.
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Studied law under Spruce Macay, 1784-85, at an office which stood 1 bl. W. Admitted to the bar in Rowan County, Nov. 6, 1787.
Lutheran. Organized by early German settlers. The building erected in 1794 is 1 1/2 mi. south.
Evangelical and Reformed. Organized by early German settlers. Building erected 1795 is 2 1/2 miles south.
Parish established in 1753. Present building constructed in 1828, stands one block west.
Editor of Statesville "Landmark" (1880-92), Charlotte "Observer" (1892-1909). His home stood at this point.
First president of N.C. Farmers' Alliance, 1887. Was N.C. senator & U.S. congressman. Advocate of agricultural education. Home is 1 block S.E.
Presbyterian. Founded before 1789. Present building erected 1835. Stands 2 miles north.
Lieutenant General, C.S.A.; Supt. N.C. Military Institute in Charlotte; Davidson College professor; Editor, "The Land We Love." Grave is here.
NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered in 1663, it was first settled by the English in 1670. One of the 13 original states.