Inscription
Building housed first the
Pleasant Retreat Academy,
chartered 1813. Later public
library, museum. 1 block
east.
Location
AddressNorth Aspen Street at Pine Street in Lincolnton
CityLincolnton
CountyLincoln
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.472720, -81.257860
Sources
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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.
Robert F. Hoke 1837-1912
Lincolnton, NC
Major general, C.S.A. Promoted after victory at Battle of Plymouth.
William A. Graham
Governor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852.
Andre Michaux
Lincolnton, NC
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, passed through Lincolnton, July 24, Sept. 11, 1794, and...
