Rowan
'christian Reid' 1846-1920
Salisbury, NC
Pen name of Frances Fisher Tiernan, author of Land of the Sky and other novels.
Francis Locke 1722-1796
Colonel of Whig force which routed Tories at Battle of Ramsour's Mill, June 20, 1780.
GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD ca. 1721-1805
China Grove, NC
Militia general. He led expedition against the Cherokee, 1776.
John W. Ellis
Salisbury, NC
Governor, 1859-61. A leader of the secession movement in N.C. Died July, 1861, aged 40.
Knox Home
Cleveland, NC
Home of the Knox family since colonial days.
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
Founded as Zion Wesley Institute, 1879.
Matthew Locke
Brigadier-General in the American Revolution.
Old English Cemetery
Salisbury, NC
Cornwallis' men buried here in 1781.
Old Stone House
Granite Quarry, NC
Home of Michael Braun.
Stoneman's Raid
Salisbury, NC
Stoneman's U.S. cavalry occupied the town of Salisbury, Apr. 12, 1865, and destroyed the Confederate warehouses, supplies, and prison.
Thyatira
Presbyterian. Founded by 1750.
Trading Path
Spencer, NC
Colonial trading route, dating from 17th cen- tury, from Petersburg, Virginia,to the Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed...