Topics Related to Highway Markers

Virginia Tucker, Aeronautical Computing Pioneer, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A pioneering mathematician, aeronautical engineer and advocate for women in engineering, 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.

'Our Day Out,' the State's First Gay Pride March, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

North Carolina’s first gay and lesbian march, held in Durham in 1981, 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.

George L. Mabson, Among the State's First African American Attorneys, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A man who was among the first African Americans to practice law in North Carolina 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.

Ham the Astrochimp, the First Hominid Launched into Space, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A chimpanzee that was launched into space and later lived at the North Carolina Zoo 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.

Good Samaritan Hospital, the State's First African American Hospital, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A hospital launched to treat African American patients 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.

Court Case that Reshaped Voting Rights to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A landmark court case that reshaped voting rights across the state 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.

Andre the Giant to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A man who achieved global fame as a professional wrestler and movie star 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.

Piedmont Credit Union, the first African American credit union in the United States, to be Featured on N.C. Highway Historical Marker

A financial institution launched by African American farmers 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.

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.