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Lutheran. Congregation organized before 1791; church shared with other denominations until the 1850s. This bldg., 1940.

Moses and Ceasar Cone pioneered marketing of textiles; manufactured denim & flannel. Their first mill, Proximity, 1895, was 1/4 mile N.E.

Established in 1773 and organized as a Monthly Meeting, 1790. Building erected 1927 on original site is 1/2 mile east.

Radio correspondent in London during World War Two. Television interviewer & commentator. Born one mile east.

Established in 1911, it was the first county health department in N.C. and second in U.S. Now two blocks north.

Preparatory school for blacks founded 1902 by Charlotte Hawkins Brown. Named for Alice Freeman Palmer. Closed in 1971. Now state historic site.

Railroad line between Greensboro and Danville. Constructed, 1862-1864, for the Confederacy. Its terminus was nearby.

Established in 1912 by Grand Lodge of Masons and Order of Eastern Star for their aged.

The first permanent public graded school in N.C. opened in 1875 in a building which stood on this site.

World War II fighter pilot. N.C.'s leading ace. Killed in action. Home 1 block east.