Chatham
Abraham Rencher
Pittsboro, NC
Congressman; Minister to Portugal; Governor of the Territory of New Mexico, 1857-1861; poet and essayist.
George Moses Horton
Fearrington Village, NC
Slave poet. His The Hope of Liberty (1829) was first book by a black author in South.
Granville Grant
Moncure, NC
Formed northern half of colony of North Carolina.
James I. Waddell
Pittsboro, NC
Commander of the famous Confederate cruiser, "Shenandoah," lived in a house which stands 3 blocks west.
Paul Green 1894-1981
Playwright, teacher, & humanitarian.
Ramsey's Mill
Moncure, NC
Cornwallis, following the battle of Guilford Courthouse, spent several days building a bridge over Deep River, at point 300 yards N.W.
Rocky River Friends Meeting
Established under care of Cane Creek Meeting, 1753; a Monthly Meeting since 1908.
Tory Raid
Pittsboro, NC
David Fanning and his Tories captured many Whig leaders here at old Chatham Courthouse, July, 1781.
Wilcox Iron Works
Important source of munitions during the American Revolution, operated occasionally since.