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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VIO_the-underground-railroad-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
The Underground Railroad was a system of trustworthy people and marked routes used by African—Americans to escape from slavery. Thousands of men, women and children guided by "conductors" traveled on foot or in special vehicles along this ne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6O_o-henry-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
In this store
O. Henry
(William Sidney Porter)
1862-1910
was employed by
uncle as drug clerk
for five years.
Here he was loved
by
old and young
white and black
rich and poor
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6N_lunsford-richardson-historical_Greensboro-NC.html
In this store
Lunsford Richardson
1854-1919
during his joint
ownership from
1890 to 1898
developed a line of home
remedies of which
Vicks VapoRub
became world-renowned
for the relief of
the common cold
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10LE_christian-isley-house_Greensboro-NC.html
Originally located in eastern Guilford County this one-and-a-half story structure was the home of Christian and Mary Isley. Like other German families, the Isleys migrated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania. In 1788 they purchased approximately 3…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10LD_francis-mcnairy-house_Greensboro-NC.html
Originally located in northwest Guilford County, this two-story log house was the home of Francis and Mary Boyd McNairy. Like other Scots-Irish families, the McNairys migrated to North Carolina from Pennsylvania. In 1762, they purchased 640 acres …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10LC_richardson-civic-center_Greensboro-NC.html
On this site, members of the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro built their first house of worship in 1832, and on the adjacent land citizens of Greensboro erected the first graded public school in North Carolina in 1875. These grounds and th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KX_o-henrys-family_Greensboro-NC.html
William Sydney Porter, 1862-1910, better known by his pen name O Henry, gained fame as a gifted short story writer. O Henry's parents, Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter, his grandparents, Sidney and Ruth Worth Porter, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KV_birthplace-of-the-civil-rights-movement_Greensboro-NC.html
Four Students at North Carolina A & T State University conducted the first lunch counter sit-in on February 1, 1960 at the Woolworth Store.
Franklin McCainJoseph McNeilEzell Blair, Jr.David Richmond
"Sometimes taking a stand for what is unde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KR_dr-ronald-e-mcnair_Greensboro-NC.html
Dedicated in Memory of
Dr. Ronald E. McNair1950 - 1986
· Astronaut · Scientist · Humanitarian
"A genuine American Hero whocarried the name of A & T StateUniversity magnificently to the far corners of the universe."
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KQ_edward-r-murrow_Greensboro-NC.html
Pioneer in Broadcast Journalismand Guilford County NativeSculpture by Ogden DealCommissioned by Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and Cumberland Development Corporation1970