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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.
With President Davis held last full meetings April 22-26, 1865 in a house which was located here.
Enclosure, 16 acres. Once held 10,000 men. Destroyed by Federals, 1865. Site one block south.
Stone dwelling, built ca. 1774, by Revolutionary leader, who helped draft state constitution, 1776. Stands 400 yards S.E.
General Johnston's men paid off and mustered out near here, May 1-2, 1865, after surrender near Durham, April 26.
Site of American Indian civic-ceremonial village, with platform mound, dating to circa 1,000 C.E. Studied by archaeologists since 1937, Historic Site stands 2 mi. north.
Location: US 74 east of Polkton
County: Anson
Original Date Cast: 1962
(The Brown Creek Soil Conservation District marker is an oversized marker with extended text. That text follows.)
Here was established the first district in America for a systematic program of land erosion control. Known as the Brown Creek District because it embraced the area of the Brown Creek Watershed, it heralded the beginning of a national program of soil conservation districts.