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Officer in the War of 1812. Mortally wounded in Canada, 1814. Forsyth County named for him. Home stood a few feet north of this spot.
First college chartered for women in North Carolina, 1838. Founded by Methodist Church.
Est. in 1891 as a normal school; became Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, 1932. Coeducational since 1963.
Colonial route across Yadkin River. Scene of Tory defeat by Whigs, 1780. Crossing used in 1781 by army of Lord Cornwallis. 600 yds. S.
Presbyterian. Organized ca. 1759. James McCready first regular minister, 1793. Present building erected about 1844.
20,000-acre estate of William Byrd, Virginia planter, author, surveyor of Va.-N.C. line, 1728. S.W. corner here.
Hostess and social leader. Wife of President James Madison. Saved artifacts from White House fire, 1814. Born 1 1/2 miles N.E.
First Superintendent of N.C. Common Schools, 1853-1865. Author, editor. Born 1 1/2 miles northeast.
Governor, 1841-45. An advocate for railroads & industrial development. Lived at Blandwood.
Armies of Greene and Cornwallis engaged in pivotal battle here on March 15, 1781. Site now U.S. military park.