Joseph G. Cannon
Inscription
Member of Congress for 46
years from Illinois, Speaker
of the House, 1903-11. His
birthplace stood 1 1/2 miles
southwest.
Location
AddressUS 220 (Battleground Avenue) at New Garden Road in Greensboro
CityGreensboro
CountyGuilford
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.130160, -79.854080
Sources
More markers in Guilford
Model Farm
High Point, NC
Established by Quakers 1867 to stem westward migration by promoting improved agricultural practices.
North Carolina Railroad
Greensboro, NC
Opened interior of N.C. The ground-breaking took place nearby, July 11, 1851.
N.c. Manumission Society
Antislavery organization formed by Quakers in central N.C. First met at Centre, July 1816.
Mount Hecla Mill
Greensboro, NC
First steam-powered cotton mill in N.C. Operated ca.
Wadsworth Church
Congregational. Founded 1870 by former slave Madison Lindsay.