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Moravian. Begun in 1759, organized in 1773; first church and school built in 1769. Third structure, 1825; located 1.6 mi. W.

Poet & literary critic of national acclaim. Taught at UNC-Greensboro from 1947 to 1965. His grave is 120 yards southwest.

Methodist. Begun 1874; reorganized as woman's college, 1926. Named for Lyman Bennett of Troy, N.Y. Campus 2 bl. S.

Founded 1834 in Wake County by N.C. Baptist Convention. Moved to Winston-Salem in 1956.

Founded by Methodist Church in 1924 with aid from City of High Point. University since 1991.

A coeducational college operated by the Society of Friends. Chartered as New Garden Boarding School in 1834. Opened in 1837.

Established by John M. Morehead, operated, 1840-1862, 1868-1871. Building, burned in 1872, stood at this site.

Established for Negroes as Slater Industrial Academy, 1892. State supported since 1895; University since 1969.

Chartered in 1891 as a land grant college for blacks. Since 1972 a campus of The University of North Carolina.

First college chartered for women in North Carolina, 1838. Founded by Methodist Church.