Topics Related to Historical Markers

G. B. Cashwell 1862-1916 (H-118)

“Pentecostal Apostle of the South.” Inspired by Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles in 1906, he led revival ¼ mi. S.W.

Executive Mansion (H-117)

Official residence, N.C. governors, it was completed 1891 on Burke Square using prison labor. Architects, A.G. Bauer & Samuel Sloan.

Eugenics Board (H-116)

State action led to the sterilization by choice or coercion of over 7,600 people, 1933-1973. Met after 1939 one block E.

Methodist Orphanage (H-115)

Est. by Methodist Church, 1899; served children in central & eastern N.C. Campus here until 1979.

Paul Green 1894-1981 (H-114)

Playwright, teacher, & humanitarian. Awarded Pulitzer Prize, 1927. His 16 outdoor dramas included The Lost Colony (1937). Lived 1 mile E.

Alton Stewart 1897-1929 (H-113)

Aviation pioneer. His aerial shows helped popularize flying in N.C. Died in crash, Dec. 25, 1929. Grave 3 blks. W.

Artificial Limbs (H-112)

North Carolina was first state to provide limbs to Confederate amputees. Factory, which operated 1866-67, was 1/4 mi. NE.

Leonard Medical School (H-111)

Nation's first four-year medical school. Trained 400 African American physicians. Operated here from 1882 to 1918.

Fannie E. S. Heck 1862-1915 (H-110)

Social activist; writer. Led the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union after 1892. A benefactor of present Meredith College. Lived in this house.

Freedmen's Convention (H-109)

Delegates resolved to seek equal rights for state's freed blacks. Met, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 1865, one block north.