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Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, 1890-1911; editor; author; education official in California. Born nearby.
A Quaker abolitionist; guided slaves on paths to freedom as leader of Underground Railroad. Was born ca. 4 mi. N.
Governor, 1885-1889, Confederate general, state legislator, and Congressman. Birthplace stood 3 1/2 mi. E.
A village of the Saura Indians, abandoned by that tribe in the early 18th century, was on Dan River, 2 1/2 mi. N.E.
A village of the Saura Indians, abandoned by that tribe in the early 18th century, was on Dan River, two mi. S.
Founded by Methodist Church in 1924 with aid from City of High Point. University since 1991.
First settlement by Moravians in North Carolina, 1753; known also as Old Town. Church erected 1788. Town is 1 mile N.E.
Early on Mar. 15, 1781, the British and American forces skirmished near the New Garden Meeting House prior to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
Major in Revolution, a commander at Kings Mountain, Congressman, state legislator. Town of Winston named for him. Home was 4 mi. W.
Governor, 1905-1909; legislator. Champion of Prohibition and of railroad regulation. Home stood 1 block W.