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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B9V_tillers-of-the-land-then-and-now_Sparta-NC.html
For thousands of years Native Americans cultivated the fertile valleys of the Blue Ridge region including North Carolina. Employing techniques such as "slash and burn" to clear small areas of forested land and fertilize the soil, the Che…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z5D_robert-l-doughton_Laurel-Springs-NC.html
Congressman, 1911-1953. Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee 1833-1947. 1949-1953. Home 2/10 miles southeast.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z59_fox-hunters-paradise_Ennice-NC.html
The knoll low on the ridge to the right boasts this celestial name. It is well known locally that hunters often sat about a night fire there while they followed the chase in the lowlands. They knew which hound held the lead by the "personalit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z58_rufus-a-doughton_Sparta-NC.html
Legislator, 14 terms. Lt. Governor, 1893-1897. Headed Revenue & Highway Commissions. Was UNC Trustee for 56 years. Office was 30 feet west.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG57_robert-lee-doughton_Sparta-NC.html
Robert Lee Doughton, for whom Doughton Park is named, was born in Alleghany County, North Carolina, November 7, 1863. An original and leading advocate of the establishment and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway, he was a member of the United St…
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