Find a treasure trove of places to explore the themes of freedom and revolution in Greensboro and the surrounding area. Leading up to the Revolutionary War, all the way through the Civil Rights movement, this area sparked ideas and actions that shaped our country.Here are important stops in and around Greensboro, NC that you’ll want to include on the Road to America 250:
Topics Related to Guilford County
Opened in 1927 to serve Black patients during Jim Crow era. Housed nursing school, 1929-1954. Operated here until it relocated in 1966.
Founded in 1909 by civic-minded African American women. Promoted social causes. Early statewide meetings held here.
Regulator leader. Outlawed after Battle of Alamance, 1771. Nearby house was burned by Gov. Tryon's troops.
Location: SR 1005 (Alamance Church Road) southeast of GreensboroCounty: GuilfordOriginal Date Cast: 1963(NOTE: large marker includes a map and the following text)(CORRECTION: Synod of North Carolina was organized on October 7, 1813, not October 6, 1813, as stated in the text of the marker)
First female college president in N.C., Greensboro College, 1902-1913. Was Advocate for education. Her grave is 1 mile N.
During epidemic of 1948, integrated hospital built in 95 days. In 1963, it was makeshift jail for civil rights protesters. Operated 1/10 mi. S.
Landmark federal court of appeals decision 1963 involving Cone Hospital led to racial integration of hospitals in the U.S.
Early female commercial pilot. Joined the British Air Transport Auxiliary during WWII. Died in plane crash, 1943. Her grave is 75 yards NE.
Newspaperman and public official; ambassador to Nicaragua and Colombia; adviser to governor on racial affairs, 1963-64. Grave is ¼ mile S.E.