Topics Related to Historical Markers

Henry A. London 1846-1918 (H-88)

Lawyer, state senator. Author of 1901 "London Libel Law." Editor of Chatham Record, 1878-1918. Home was here.

James H. Young 1860-1921 (H-87)

Colonel of black N.C. regiment in war with Spain; edited Raleigh Gazette; legislator. Home was 25 ft. W.

James H. Harris 1832-1891 (H-86)

Black legislator & orator; member 1868 convention; a founder of Republican Party & Union League in N.C. Home was 1 block W.

North Carolina State Library (H-85)

Established 1812 under Wm. Hill, Sec. of State; James F. Taylor first state librarian, 1843. Moved here in 1968.

Rocky River Friends Meeting (H-84)

Established under care of Cane Creek Meeting, 1753; a Monthly Meeting since 1908. Fourth building was constructed in 1926.

Flora MacDonald (H-83)

Scottish heroine, spent the winter of 1774-1775 at Mount Pleasant, the home of her half-sister, Annabella MacDonald, which stood 400 yds. S.W.

N.C. Office of Archives & History (H-82)

Organized as the N.C. Historical Commission in 1903; R. D. W. Connor, first secretary. Moved to this building, 1968.

W. N. H. Smith (H-81)

N.C. Chief Justice, 1878-1889; state legislator; U.S. & Confederate Congressman. Home was one blk. W.; grave 3/4 mi. E.

Alexander B. Andrews 1841-1915 (H-80)

Railroad builder and financier. Vice-president, Southern Railroad; superintendent, North Carolina Railroad. Home is here.

Thomas R. Jernigan 1847-1920 (H-79)

U.S. negotiator in China for 30 years. Consul in Japan and China. Editor, author, and lawyer. His home was 2 blocks E.