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Andre Michaux
Lincolnton, NC
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, passed through Lincolnton, July 24, Sept. 11, 1794, and...
Battle Of Ramsour's Mill
Lincolnton, NC
Patriot militia led by Col. Francis Locke, on June 20, 1780, defeated Tories led by Maj. John Moore 400 yards west.
Connie M. Guion 1882-1971
Lincolnton, NC
Pioneer female physician.
Daniels Church
Evangelical Lutheran.
Hiram R. Revels 1822-1901
Lincolnton, NC
First black to serve in Congress.
Ingleside
Home built about 1817 by Daniel M. Forney, major in War of 1812, congressman, 1815-1818, legislator, and planter.
J. G. Arends
Lincolnton, NC
Native German, pioneer teacher and minister, ordained 1775, first president of the N.C. Lutheran Synod, 1803.
Michael Hoke 1874-1944
Lincolnton, NC
Pioneer orthopedic surgeon; founded hospitals for crippled children; chief surgeon of Warm Springs (Ga.
Peter Forney 1756-1834
Pioneer manufacturer of iron; Revolutionary War officer; Congressman, 1813-1815.
Robert F. Hoke 1837-1912
Lincolnton, NC
Major general, C.S.A. Promoted after victory at Battle of Plymouth.
Schenck-Warlick Mill
Lincolnton, NC
First cotton mill in N.C. Built prior to 1816 by Michael Schenck and Absalom Warlick.
Stephen D. Ramseur
Lincolnton, NC
West Point graduate.
Stonewall Jackson
Thomas J. Jackson, later a Confederate general, married Anna Morrison, July 16, 1857, in her home which stood 200 yds. E.
U. D. C. Memorial Hall
Lincolnton, NC
Building housed first the Pleasant Retreat Academy, chartered 1813.
William A. Graham
Governor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852.
William A. Hoke 1851-1925
Lincolnton, NC
Chief justice 1 year & assoc.