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Blockade runner. Ran aground and sank 400 yds. E., June 1862. Its salvage 1962 led state to open an underwater archaeology office.
Educator. President of what is now N.C. A. & T. University, 1896-1925. His grave is 5 blocks N.
School for blacks, 1868-1921. Founded by American Missionary Assoc. Named for benefactor James H. Gregory. Was 4 blocks E.
Governor, 1810-1811, legislator, soldier, benefactor of UNC. His plantation, "Belvedere," was 6 miles northeast.
Organizer & Sec.-Treas. of State Board of Health, 1877-1892. Founded N.C. Medical Journal in 1878. Home was 1 block west.
Est. 1947 as Wilmington College. Moved here in 1961. A campus of The University of North Carolina since 1969.
Crusader for education. President, UNC, 1896-1900; Tulane, 1900-04; Virginia, 1904-31. This was his birthplace.
First student to enter the University of North Carolina, 1795. Civil engineer and legislator. Grave 300 yards east.
First school chartered in N.C. Assembly levied a tax for its support in 1766. Present building was completed in 1810.
Free school advocate, 1749; Southern District treasurer, 1750-1765; member of assembly for 25 years. Grave located at "The Bluff" 4 mi. N.