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Lancaster

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

    130131-0657 Lancaster

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

      CORNWALLIS

      First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

      First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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      Cornwallis

      First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.   Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program and Flickr...

      First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.   Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program and...

        Boundary Line

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

          Major Crawford's Home

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

          From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

            DAVIE'S ATTACK

            Cavalry led by William R. Davie attacked and dispersed band of Tories, September 20, 1780, at the plantation of James Wauchope, 3-1/2 mi. NW.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

            Cavalry led by William R. Davie attacked and dispersed band of Tories, September 20, 1780, at the plantation of James Wauchope, 3-1/2 mi. NW.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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            Andrew Johnson

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

              TRADING PATH

              Colonial trading route, dating from the seventeenth century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

              Colonial trading route, dating from the seventeenth century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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              Trading Path

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

              From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                Pleasant Ground Camp Ground

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Lesley Looper, full page.License is Attribution License

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Lesley Looper, full page.License is Attribution License

                  Rock Hill Time Capsule

                  TIME CAPSULE  Placed here on the Centennial of The City of Rock Hill December 24, 1992 To be opened on the Bicentennial.

                  TIME CAPSULE  Placed here on the Centennial of The City of Rock Hill December 24, 1992 To be opened on the Bicentennial.

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                  Rock Hill Street Railway

                  ROCK HILL STREET RAILWAY (Continued from other side) From 1891 to 1918 a street rallway connected Rallroad Ave.. the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nick- named "Rock Hill Electric...

                  ROCK HILL STREET RAILWAY (Continued from other side) From 1891 to 1918 a street rallway connected Rallroad Ave.. the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nick- named "Rock Hill Electric...

                    Enroute West to Reorganize the Confederacy

                    NATION FORD Original trestle completed 1852 by Charlotte & South Carolina R. R. on the site of ancient crossing known as the Nation Form. Burning by Federals April 19, 1865, touched off sharp...

                    NATION FORD Original trestle completed 1852 by Charlotte & South Carolina R. R. on the site of ancient crossing known as the Nation Form. Burning by Federals April 19, 1865, touched off...

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                    LT. SAMUEL I. PARKER

                    One of two North Carolinians awarded Medal of Honor for valor in World War I (France, 1918). Born 1 blk. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

                    One of two North Carolinians awarded Medal of Honor for valor in World War I (France, 1918). Born 1 blk. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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                    JOHN J. PARKER 1885-1958

                    Chief judge, U.S. Fourth Circuit, 1931-58; alternate member, Nuremberg tribunal, 1945-46. He was born one block SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

                    Chief judge, U.S. Fourth Circuit, 1931-58; alternate member, Nuremberg tribunal, 1945-46. He was born one block SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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                    DAVID F. HOUSTON

                    Secretary of Agriculture and later of the Treasury under Wilson. College president and author. His birthplace stood 60 yards north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

                    Secretary of Agriculture and later of the Treasury under Wilson. College president and author. His birthplace stood 60 yards north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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                    FERDINAND FOCH

                    Commander-in-chief of Allied armies, 1918, made a speech at the Union County Courthouse, on December 9, 1921.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

                    Commander-in-chief of Allied armies, 1918, made a speech at the Union County Courthouse, on December 9, 1921.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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                    T. Walter Bickett

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by WashuOtaku, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

                      T. WALTER BICKETT

                      Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace was 50 ft. north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

                      Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace was 50 ft. north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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                      • north carolina