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Organized as the N.C. Historical Commission in 1903; R. D. W. Connor, first secretary. Moved to this building, 1968.
N.C. Chief Justice, 1878-1889; state legislator; U.S. & Confederate Congressman. Home was one blk. W.; grave 3/4 mi. E.
Railroad builder and financier. Vice-president, Southern Railroad; superintendent, North Carolina Railroad. Home is here.
U.S. negotiator in China for 30 years. Consul in Japan and China. Editor, author, and lawyer. His home was 2 blocks E.
Organized, 1794, by Jas. O'Kelly, founder of the denomination. Present building fourth on site.
Begun 1910. Early Negro teacher training school. Named for benefactor. Later used as elementary school. Closed in 1966.
Outgrowth of N.C. Art Society. In 1947 state funded purchase of art. Museum opened, 1956. Moved here, 1983.
Location: US 1A (North Main Street) in Wake ForestCounty: WakeOriginal Date Cast: 1963(Text of marker follows:)This simple provincial house was built before 1820. For some years it was the home of Dr. Calvin Jones, a founder of the North Carolina Medical Society, major-general in the War of 1812 and Grand Master of the Masonic Order in North Carolina. He was for 30 years a trustee of the University of North Carolina.
Enroute from Goldsboro to Raleigh, Sherman's army camped 1 mile east and on April 12, 1865, celebrated the news of Lee's surrender.
Baptist, organized about 1757. Used by Regulators for meetings after 1768. Stands 200 yards east.