Topics Related to Rockingham County

Troublesome Iron Works (J-16)

Used in the Revolution. Greene's Army camped there after Battle of Guilford Courthouse, 1781. Washington visited, 1791. Site is 1 1/2 mile north.

Alexander Martin 1783-1807 (J-15)

Governor, 1782-85 and 1789-92, officer in the Revolution, member Federal Convention of 1787, United States Senator. Home stood 1/2 mile N.

Stephen A. Douglas (J-14)

Presidential nominee, 1860, United States Senator from Illinois, was married to Martha Martin, 1847, in house standing 2 miles N.E.

David S. Reid (J-13)

Governor, 1851-54, U.S. Senator, Congressman, member of peace conference, 1861, and of state conventions, 1861, 1875. Home stands 2 blocks E.

Speedwell Church (J-8)

Presbyterian. Organized ca. 1759. James McCready first regular minister, 1793. Present building erected about 1844.

Land of Eden (J-7)

20,000-acre estate of William Byrd, Virginia planter, author, surveyor of Va.-N.C. line, 1728. S.W. corner here.

Launch of Public Schools in North Carolina, 1840

On January 20, 1840, North Carolina’s first public school opened in Rockingham County.

6 Tar Heel Bluegrass Venues and Events to Explore

This year and last, we’ve been thrilled to host the International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual meeting and music festival in Raleigh.