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

Founded 1856 as college for women. Presbyterian until 1959. Granted state community college status, 1973. Two blocks N.

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

Born in West Africa's Gold Coast (now Ghana), James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey enrolled at Livingstone College in 1898 & later joined the faculty. In 1920 he returned to Africa where he influenced the course of post-colonialism. In 1905 Aggrey married Rose Douglass, teacher long active across the state in groups advocating education, social welfare, & racial harmony. This was their home.

Presbyterian. Est. 1867 by Luke Dorland to educate Negro women, Scotia Seminary merged in 1930 with Barber Memorial Institute. Coed since 1954.

Presbyterian. Organized 1857 as Charlotte Female Institute. Campus moved to this location in 1915. Coeducational since 1987.

Lutheran school for girls, 1859-1927. The name is Latin for "Mt. Pleasant." Site is one block south.

Pen name of Frances Fisher Tiernan, author of Land of the Sky and other novels. Her grave is 200 yards N.W.

Scottish heroine who lived in N.C., 1774-79. Loyalist in the Revolution. Her home stood on this creek a few miles north.

State juvenile facility. Est. in 1918 to provide girls with educational and vocational training. Campus is 3 mi. south.