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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16YR_leonidas-l-polk_Raleigh-NC.html
President of NationalFarmers' Alliance, 1889 -1892; began ProgressiveFarmer, 1886; a founderof NCSU and MeredithCollege. House is here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16YQ_north-carolina-state-library_Raleigh-NC.html
Established 1812 underWm. Hill, Sec. of State;James F. Taylor firststate librarian, 1843.Moved here in 1968.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16YP_n-c-state-capitol_Raleigh-NC.html
State Capitolhas been designated a——————————NationalHistoric Landmark——————————This site possesses national significance in com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16YO_charles-duncan-mc-iver_Raleigh-NC.html
Charles DuncanMc Iver Educational statesman* ? ? ? ? ? * ? ? ? ? ? *Born 27th September 1860Died 17th September 1906 ( Left Side Marker : )Founder and firstPresident of theState NormalandIndustrial Collegefor women ( Right Side Marker : )…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16YE_blakely-cannon_Raleigh-NC.html
Fawcett, Preston & Company of Liverpool, England, cast this 4-inch, 18-pounder rifled cannon in 1862 and sold it to the Confederacy. It was part of a "flying battery" of field artillery stationed at Fort Fisher that protected Confederate commerce …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16YB_north-carolina_Raleigh-NC.html
North Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids and the Confe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16XC_henry-clay-oak_Raleigh-NC.html
Henry Clay, on a visit to this city, wrote the famous Raleigh Letter, April 17, 1844, opposing the annexation of Texas. Many authorities believe that this statement cost him the presidential election of 1844. According to tradition Clay wrote the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16XA_elmwood_Raleigh-NC.html
Home of chief justicesJohn L. Taylor & Thos.Ruffin; of Wm. Gaston,Romulus M. Saunders, &Samuel A. Ashe. Builtabout 1813. Is 70 yds. N.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16X3_first-presbyterian-church_Raleigh-NC.html
Organized 1816. Site ofConstitutional Conventionof 1835. State SupremeCourt met here,1831-40,after Capitol fire. Thisbuilding completed 1900.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16X2_81st-or-wildcat-division_Raleigh-NC.html
In memory of the81st or WildcatDivisionWorld War 1917-18
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