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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22P0_tri-city-speedway_High-Point-NC.html
Opened in 1947, this ½ - mile red dirt track was built by brothers, Bill & Bob Blair. It hosted two NASCAR Grand National races. Herb Thomas won in 1953 and Lee Petty won in 1954. Notable drivers were Fireball Roberts, Flock Brothers, Myers B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XY5_johnson-shoe-company-historical_Jamestown-NC.html
Johnson Bros. & Co. incorporated as a wholesale, retail, and custom workshop in 1897 with John R. Cook, president; Andrew F. Johnson, vice-president; and George W. Johnson, secretary-treasurer. George Johnson was a shoemaker by 1880. The business …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VU2_fisher-park-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
Gift of Captain Basil John Fisher 1851-1903 Native of Aberdeen, Scotland, linguist, world traveler, horseman, British Army officer, served in India, came to the United States with two fellow officers in 1895, settled first in Asheboro, gold mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VU1_in-memory-of-m-sgt-edwin-v-bain-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
On April 18, 1942, 16 land-based Army B-25 Mitchell bombers led by Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle took off from the Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet to attack Japan. This historic mission was the first offensive action Of World War II against…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VU0_guilford-county-vietnam-memorial-a-war-memorial_Greensboro-NC.html
In Honor of Guilford County Men Who Died in Vietnam (names and dates not yet transcribed)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VTZ_pfc-phill-g-mcdonald-a-war-memorial_Greensboro-NC.html
Pfc. Phill G. McDonald September 13, 1941 - June 7, 1968 U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Battalion 14th Infantry, 4th Division Congressional Medal of Honor For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his own life above and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VTU_the-genesis-monument-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
Approximate Center Of Guilford County as Determined for the Establishment of Greensborough as the County Seat of Guilford County, 1808. In 1807 a petition from the people of southeast Guilford, many of whom were from the German settlements, was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VTC_david-caldwell-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
Educator, minister, & physician. Operated famous "Caldwell Log College" near here from 1767 till 1824. Home site of Dr. David and Rachel Caldwell 100 yards West, donated by Mr. & Mrs. Edward Benjamin to North Carolina Society for The Preservation …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VT8_rachel-caldwell-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
Rachel, wife of David Caldwell and daughter of Alexander Craighead, is noted in history as one of the heroic women of the American Revolution. She is especially cited for bravery on this land, her home place, where the British encamped, and minist…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VT7_david-caldwell-d-d-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
Preacher, teacher, physician, patriot, statesman. On this land, date of deed 1765, one-half mile north of this marker, is the site of his home place and famous "log college" opened 1767. This tablet erected by the North Carolina Society of the Co…
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