Topics Related to Historical Markers

Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (J-124)

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, March 1971, prohibited discriminatory practices by employers. Plaintiffs were Black employees of plant in Eden.

Lucy Robertson 1850-1930 (J-123)

First female college president in N.C., Greensboro College, 1902-1913. Was Advocate for education. Her grave is 1 mile N.

Polio Hospital (J-122)

During epidemic of 1948, integrated hospital built in 95 days. In 1963, it was makeshift jail for civil rights protesters. Operated 1/10 mi. S.

Robert Opie Lindsay 1894-1952 (J-121)

Fighter pilot. State's only WWI ace. Shot down 6 German planes, 1918. Born 1 mi. SW.

Simkins v. Cone (J-120)

Landmark federal court of appeals decision 1963 involving Cone Hospital led to racial integration of hospitals in the U.S.

Mary Nicholson 1905-1943 (J-119)

Early female commercial pilot. Joined the British Air Transport Auxiliary during WWII. Died in plane crash, 1943. Her grave is 75 yards NE.

Capus Waynick 1889-1986 (J-118)

Newspaperman and public official; ambassador to Nicaragua and Colombia; adviser to governor on racial affairs, 1963-64. Grave is ¼ mile S.E.

High Point Market (J-117)

Est. in 1909. Furniture exposition hall opened here on June 20, 1921. Marketing landmark for key N.C. industry.

Cigar Industry (J-116)

Manufacture of cigars rolled by hand thrived in Greensboro, 1903-55. Employing mostly young women, 14 shops were clustered on S. Elm St.

Tobacco Unionism (J-115)

Strike by leaf workers, mostly black & female, June 17, 1943, 1/2 mile W., led to seven years of labor & civil rights activism by Local 22.