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Location: State Historic Site Visitor Center at Alamance BattlegroundCounty: AlamanceOriginal Date Cast: 1956(Note: Large rectangular marker with map; full text follows.)Here was fought on May 16, 1771, the Battle of Alamance. Opposing forces were Colonial Militia, mainly from the eastern part of the province, commanded by Governor William Tryon, and a band of frontier dwellers known as Regulators, who had risen in arms against corrupt practices in local government.
State recognoized in 1911. Traditional homelands 1/2 mi. N. High Plains Indian settlement. Helped draw NC-VA dividing line, 1728.
State recognized in 2002. Siouan-speaking people. Settled here in "Texas" community in the 1790s. Tribal lands 1 mile east.
Black U.S. Army soldier shot nearby in 1944 for resisting Jim Crow laws on a bus. Aftermath of killing helped revitalize North Carolina’s NAACP.
Operated 1942-1945 to provide rigorous training to about 20,000 U.S. Navy cadets. Elevated national profile of the university. Was on campus, nearby.
Tungsten ore, widely used in home & industry, was mined nearby, 1942-1971. At peak it was the largest producing mine in U.S.
Est. in 1922 by African Americans. Hosted many American Tennis Assoc. tournaments. Durham Committee on Negro Affairs org. here, 1935.
Led NASA, 1961 to 1968, during Mercury, Gemini, and early Apollo. He est. Johnson, Kennedy space centers. Lived 1 blk. W.
Cartographer. Surveyed Granville District. In 1749 extended N.C.-Va. boundary line 90 miles west. Lived nearby.
In May 1942 a group of 44 African American musicians broke U.S. Navy's color barrier, enlisting at general rank. Barracks were 1/4 mi. W.