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Est. 1833. Horses hauled granite for the Capitol over a railroad from a quarry 1 1/4 miles S.E.
Journalist, editor, and publisher. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1913-1918. His birthplace stood 400 yards north.
Educator and first president of what is now UNC-Greensboro, 1891-1906. Boyhood home is 200 yds. W.
Cornwallis, following the battle of Guilford Courthouse, spent several days building a bridge over Deep River, at point 300 yards N.W.
Commander of the famous Confederate cruiser, "Shenandoah," lived in a house which stands 3 blocks west.
Governor, 1849-51. Whig Party leader. His law office, relocated & restored, stands 70 yds. N.
Loyalists under Col. David Fanning surprised & captured Patriot troops nearby at old Chatham courthouse in July 1781.
Formed northern half of colony of North Carolina. Southern boundary was surveyed to a point just south of here in 1746.
African American teacher, preacher, & Revolutionary War veteran. Taught free black & prominent white students in school nearby.
Governor, 1828-1830; state legislator; and Whig party leader. His grave is 400 yards W.