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TOBACCO UNIONISM

Strike by leaf workers, mostly black & female, June 17, 1943, 1/2 mile W., led to seven years of labor & civil rights activism by Local 22.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Strike by leaf workers, mostly black & female, June 17, 1943, 1/2 mile W., led to seven years of labor & civil rights activism by Local 22.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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ANDRE MICHAUX

French botanist. First visit to North Carolina to study flora was June, 1787, when he traversed the Highlands Plateau.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

French botanist. First visit to North Carolina to study flora was June, 1787, when he traversed the Highlands Plateau.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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USRC MERCURY

U.S. Revenue Cutter in War of 1812. Patrolled Ocracoke Inlet. Escaped British ships offshore, 1813, to deliver warning of threat to New Bern.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

U.S. Revenue Cutter in War of 1812. Patrolled Ocracoke Inlet. Escaped British ships offshore, 1813, to deliver warning of threat to New Bern.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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GEODESIC DOMES

Prototype domes built nearby in 1948 & 1949 by Buckminster Fuller while he taught at Black Mountain College.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Prototype domes built nearby in 1948 & 1949 by Buckminster Fuller while he taught at Black Mountain College.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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DASEMUNKEPEUC

Algonquian village at the time of Roanoke voyages. Home of leader, Wingina, slain by colonist, 1586. Abandoned in 1587, it was in this vicinity. Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Algonquian village at the time of Roanoke voyages. Home of leader, Wingina, slain by colonist, 1586. Abandoned in 1587, it was in this vicinity. Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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CARL SANDBURG 1878-1967

"Poet of the People," Lincoln biographer, & Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Lived, 1945-67, at "Connemara," 1/3 mi. W. Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

"Poet of the People," Lincoln biographer, & Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Lived, 1945-67, at "Connemara," 1/3 mi. W. Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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ROBERT F. HOKE 1837-1912

Major general, C.S.A. Promoted after victory at Battle of Plymouth. Led troops in Va. & N.C. Home stands 50 yards E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Major general, C.S.A. Promoted after victory at Battle of Plymouth. Led troops in Va. & N.C. Home stands 50 yards E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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INGLESIDE

Home built about 1817 by Daniel M. Forney, major in War of 1812, congressman, 1815-1818, legislator, and planter.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Home built about 1817 by Daniel M. Forney, major in War of 1812, congressman, 1815-1818, legislator, and planter.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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PATRICK FERGUSON

Tory force led by Col. Ferguson camped nearby Oct. 4-5, 1780. Two days later Ferguson died in major British defeat at Kings Mountain, 5 mi. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Tory force led by Col. Ferguson camped nearby Oct. 4-5, 1780. Two days later Ferguson died in major British defeat at Kings Mountain, 5 mi. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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HIRAM R. REVELS 1822-1901

First black to serve in Congress. Native of N.C. Mississippi senator, 1870-1871. Operated own barbershop here, 1840s.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

First black to serve in Congress. Native of N.C. Mississippi senator, 1870-1871. Operated own barbershop here, 1840s.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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STONEMAN'S RAID

On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry fought southern troops at Howard's Gap, 4 mi. north, April 22, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry fought southern troops at Howard's Gap, 4 mi. north, April 22, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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STONEMAN'S RAID

On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry passed through Rutherfordton, April 21, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry passed through Rutherfordton, April 21, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN

Overmountain Men from Tenn., Va., & N.C. led Patriots to victory over British, Oct. 7, 1780. Site 7 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Overmountain Men from Tenn., Va., & N.C. led Patriots to victory over British, Oct. 7, 1780. Site 7 miles south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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VALLE CRUCIS EPISCOPAL MISSION

Established in 1842 by Bishop Levi S. Ives. Reorganized in 1895 by Bishop J. B. Cheshire.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Established in 1842 by Bishop Levi S. Ives. Reorganized in 1895 by Bishop J. B. Cheshire.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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TOD R. CALDWELL

Governor, 1870-1874, during Reconstruction, member State Convention of 1865. His home stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....

Governor, 1870-1874, during Reconstruction, member State Convention of 1865. His home stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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SINK HOLE MINE

Among oldest of area mica mines. Evidence indicates it was first worked by Indians. Remains 4 mi. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Among oldest of area mica mines. Evidence indicates it was first worked by Indians. Remains 4 mi. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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CRANBERRY MINES

Iron ore deposits near here were mined from ca. 1826 until 1930. Supplied iron to the Confederacy.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....

Iron ore deposits near here were mined from ca. 1826 until 1930. Supplied iron to the Confederacy.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....

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DANIEL KANIPE 1853-1926

Survived Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876. A soldier in 7th U.S. cavalry, he witnessed defeat of Geo. A. Custer. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Survived Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876. A soldier in 7th U.S. cavalry, he witnessed defeat of Geo. A. Custer. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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YELLOW MOUNTAIN ROAD

Along a route nearby the "Over-Mountain Men" marched to victory at King's Mountain, 1780.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Along a route nearby the "Over-Mountain Men" marched to victory at King's Mountain, 1780.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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SAM J. ERVIN, JR. 1896-1985

U.S. Senator, 1954-1974; led Senate Watergate Committee, 1973-1974; judge. His law office was one block west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

U.S. Senator, 1954-1974; led Senate Watergate Committee, 1973-1974; judge. His law office was one block west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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