Caswell
Bartlett Yancey
Yanceyville, NC
Congressman. A State legislator and political leader.
Bright Leaf Tobacco
In 1850s on a farm in this area Abisha Slade perfected a process for curing yellow tobacco.
Calvin Graves 1804-1877
Speaker of the N.C. House and Senate.
Caswell Courthouse
Yanceyville, NC
Erected about 1861. Murder of Sen.
Griers Presbyterian Church
Organized in 1753. Rev. Hugh McAden served as its first minister.
Jacob Thompson
Secretary of Interior, 1857-1861, Confederate secret agent in Canada, U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Red House Church
Presbyterian. Founded about middle of 18th century.
Solomon Lea
Leasburg, NC
First president, Greens- boro College, 1846-47.
THOMAS DAY ca. 1801-1861
Milton, NC
Free black cabinetmaker in Milton, 1824-1861.
William L. Poteat
Wake Forest College president, 1905-1927.