Topics Related to Historical Markers

Reynolda House (J-54)

Built 1917 by Katharine, R.J. Reynolds ½ mi. N. on 1,000-acre model farm. Now museum of American art. Farm was donated to Wake Forest University.

Gabriel Moore (J-53)

Governor of Alabama, 1829-1831. Served in U.S. House and Senate. Official of Mississippi and Alabama Territories. Born near here, 1785.

Wm. Cyrus Briggs 1861-1918 (J-52)

Invented in 1898 one of the first successful automatic cigarette machines. Workshop was 3 blocks east, home 614 W. Fifth St.

Nazareth Church (J-51)

Lutheran. Begun about 1778 by German settlers. Formerly called "Old Dutch Meeting House." Present building, 1878.

Wake Forest University (J-50)

Founded 1834 in Wake County by N.C. Baptist Convention. Moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.

Deep River Friends Meeting (J-49)

Was begun in 1753 and organized as a Monthly Meeting, 1778. Present building erected 1875.

Centre Friends Meeting (J-48)

Was begun in 1757 and organized as a Monthly Meeting in 1773. This is the fourth building on the original site.

O. P. Fitzgerald 1829-1911 (J-47)

Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1890-1911; editor; author; education official in California. Born nearby.

Levi Coffin 1798-1877 (J-46)

A Quaker abolitionist; guided slaves on paths to freedom as leader of Underground Railroad. Was born ca. 4 mi. N.

Alfred M. Scales 1827-1892 (J-45)

Governor, 1885-1889, Confederate general, state legislator, and Congressman. Birthplace stood 3 1/2 mi. E.