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Writer, judge, & Union army officer. Member, constitutional convention, 1868. Lived 2 blocks S.

First air mail flight through N.C. landed here May 1, 1928. Charles Lindbergh, on Oct. 14, 1927, landed nearby to open field.

Moravian administrator. Botanist and pioneer in American mycology. Discovered falls 3 mi. SW.

Meeting for worship was begun in 1751; became a Monthly Meeting, 1754. Present bldg. is here.

Lutheran. Founded 1903, and moved here in 1905; prepared black students for work in theology & education. Closed 1961.

World War II training camp and overseas replacement depot, 1943-1946. Over 330,000 servicemen were processed here. This is center of 652 acre site.

Founder of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. In 1875 built his first factory in Winston. Grave 1 block E.

Begun in 1834 by John Nissen. By 1919, fifty wagons a day were produced. Sold in 1925. Was located here.

First producer of hydroelectric power in North Carolina, April 20, 1898. Located 3 mi. S.W. at early ferry crossing.

Frontier road from Pennsylvania to Georgia in 18th century. A major avenue for settlers of the N.C. backcountry. Passed near here.