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President Washington was a visitor in the town of Salisbury, May 30-31, 1791.

A good example of the larger homes built about 1820. Now used by the Rowan Museum. Located 1/2 block south.

Brigadier-General in the American Revolution. Member of the Provincial Congress. U.S. Congress, 1793-1799. Grave 1/4 mi. N.

Colonel of Whig force which routed Tories at Battle of Ramsour's Mill, June 20, 1780. Home stood nearby.

Built 1766 by Michael Braun. One of the few remaining Pennsylvania German stone houses in North Carolina. Stands 1/2 mile N.E.

Coeducational, liberal arts. Affiliated with Evangelical & Reformed Church. Opened at Newton, 1851. Moved here, 1925, and enlarged.

Studied law under Spruce Macay, 1784-85, at an office which stood 1 bl. W. Admitted to the bar in Rowan County, Nov. 6, 1787.

Lutheran. Organized by early German settlers. The building erected in 1794 is 1 1/2 mi. south.

Evangelical and Reformed. Organized by early German settlers. Building erected 1795 is 2 1/2 miles south.

Parish established in 1753. Present building constructed in 1828, stands one block west.