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Formed northern half of colony of North Carolina. Southern boundary surveyed to a point near here in the fall of 1746.
Governor, 1859-61. A leader of the secession movement in N.C. Died July, 1861, aged 40. Home stands 1 1/2 blocks south.
Seventh president of the United States, was born a few miles southwest of this spot, March 15, 1767.
Presbyterian. Founded by 1750. Present building completed in 1860. First permanent minister was Samuel McCorkle, who is buried 600 yards N.
Est. 1837 as manual labor school by Presbyterians; now liberal arts college. Was integrated in 1962, coeducational since 1972.
Governor, 1805-07. Was a surgeon in Revolutionary War; later Congressman. Birthplace was 3 mi. N.
Gold discovered there 1799. Many gold mines were later operated in this area. N.C. was the chief gold-mining state to 1849. N. 4 mi.
Merchant, philanthropist, and Presbyterian layman. Opened first store, May 29, 1888, two blocks east.
Stood a few feet southwest. Operated 1837-61, 1867-1913. Razed, 1933, and rebuilt as art museum three miles east.
President Davis, fleeing southward with members of his cabinet after the fall of the Confederacy, spent night of April 18, 1865, in a home nearby.