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First governor of the State, 1776. Revolutionary statesman and soldier. Grave 166 yards south.

Governor, 1901-1905. Crusader for public education. Birthplace stands 2/3 mi. east.

Governor of North Carolina, 1861-1862. Speaker of the State Senate. Helped organize the State for war. Grave is 3 blocks E.

Governor, 1802-1805, United States Senator and state legislator. "Bloomsbury," his home, stood 2 miles north.

Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary, N.C. Attorney General, member state house. Home stands 1/2 mi. S.W.

Built about 1885. Home of three congressmen, W. H. Kitchin and his sons Wm. W. (governor, 1909-1913) and Claude.

Governor, 1909-1913; congressman, 1897-1908; & attorney. His grave is 240 yards south.

Governor, 1824-1827; Attorney General of N.C.; Congressman. His home was 400 yds. W.

Boyhood home of Bragg brothers, Thomas, governor, 1855-9; Braxton, Confederate general, and John, U.S. Congressman. One block east.

Governor, 1814-1817; state legislator and attorney general; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America. Lived three miles north.