Topics Related to Historical Markers

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.

Glenn T. Settle 1894-1967 (J-114)

Founder of Wings Over Jordan Choir and Negro Hour radio show, 1937. He promoted traditional spiritual music & racial harmony. Born 2 mi. SW.

Industrial Education Centers (J-113)

As forerunners of state community colleges, 1958-1963, boosted vocational training. First in N.C. operated 200 yards E.

Lunsford Richardson 1854-1919 (J-112)

A pharmacist and entrepreneur, he created Vicks VapoRub in 1894 while operating a drugstore 150 yards north.

David Schenck 1835-1902 (J-111)

Founder, Guilford Battle Ground Company, 1887. Led effort to preserve battlefield. His grave is 200 yds. northwest.

Wachovia Tract (J-110)

On Dec. 27, 1752, survey for Moravian settlement began near here. Bishop August Spangenberg led frontier expedition that selected 98,985 acres.

Greensboro Law School (J-109)

Est. by Robert P. Dick & John H. Dillard in 1878. About 300 graduates licensed. School, which was here, closed 1893.