Topics Related to Historical Markers
Industrial experiment nearby in 1892 led to discovery of process for its manufacture. First produced commercially by James T. Morehead.
The first permanent public graded school in N.C. opened in 1875 in a building which stood on this site.
World War II fighter pilot. N.C.'s leading ace. Killed in action. Home 1 block east.
Launched the national drive for integrated lunch counters, Feb. 1, 1960, in Woolworth store 2 blocks south.
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.