Topics Related to Firsts

Tabitha A. Holton (M-50)

First woman licensed to practice law in North Carolina, 1878. Lived thirty yards northwest.

Cokesbury School (M-44)

Short lived. The first Methodist school in North Carolina. Began about 1790. Was two miles east.

Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church (M-38)

Established in 1837; present church built in 1849-50. The first Presbyterian church in Wilkes County.

Annie Alexander 1864-1929 (L-116)

First female physician licensed in N.C., 1885. Acting assistant surgeon at Camp Greene during WWI. Office was here.

Rural Free Delivery (L-17)

The first mail over an R.F.D. route in N.C. was carried out of China Grove, October 23, 1896.

The Brown Creek Soil Conservation District - First in America (KK-1)

Location: US 74 east of Polkton
County: Anson
Original Date Cast: 1962

(The Brown Creek Soil Conservation District marker is an oversized marker with extended text. That text follows.)

John H. Mills (K-32)

First head of Oxford Orphanage (1873-1884) & Mills Home. President Oxford Female College. His grave is 100 yds. N.

Old Salem Historic District (J-126)

Est. 1948 here as first local historic district in N.C. Prototype for state’s local historic preservation laws.

Susie Sharp 1907-1996 (J-125)

Was first female chief justice of N.C. Supreme Court, elected in 1974. First female superior court judge & associate justice. Lived 3 blks. W.

Lucy Robertson 1850-1930 (J-123)

First female college president in N.C., Greensboro College, 1902-1913. Was Advocate for education. Her grave is 1 mile N.