Press Releases

Prominent Mosque Serving African American Muslims in N.C., to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A foundational institution in the state’s Islamic history soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.The marker commemorating enduring legacy of the Ar-Razzaq Islamic Center in Durham, N.C., will be dedicated on Friday, April 10 at 2 p.m., at 1002 W. Chapel Hill St., Durham, across the street from the center.

Zachariah Jacobs, Free-Born African American Patriot Soldier, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A free-born African American Patriot soldier soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Eliza Jane Pratt, first North Carolina Congresswoman, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

The first woman to represent North Carolina in Congress soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Rufus Geddie Herring, Medal of Honor Recipient, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A man who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Dr. Milton D. Quigless Sr., Pioneering African American Physician, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A pioneering African American physician soon will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. The N.C. Historical Marker Program is part of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Moses Roper, Who Escaped Slavery and Toured Great Britain as an Abolitionist and Author, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

Hannah Crafts, Author of Earliest Known Novel Written by an African American Woman, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

Aviation Pioneer Lt. Belvin Maynard to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

Prominent Children's Author and Education Advocate Mebane H. Burgwyn to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

Mary Sands, Whose Appalachian Ballads Were Preserved, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker