List of African-American historic places in North Carolina
This list of African American Historic Places in North Carolina is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.[1] Other listings are also online.[2]
For National List of African American Historic Places use this link.
| Alamance - Buncombe - Burke - Caswell - Cumberland - Durham - Forsyth - Franklin - Guilford - Granville - Iredell - Johnston - Mecklenburg - Polk - Rockingham - Rowan - Vance - Wake - Warren - Wilson |
Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as part of larger historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have North Carolina historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.
- Burlington
- Mebane
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Thomas Day, an early 19th-century free African-American cabinetmaker.
- Milton
- Winston-Salem
- Franklinton
- Louisburg
- Greensboro
- High Point
- Sedalia
- Oxford
- Stateville
- Kenly
- Mill Spring
- Eden
- Reidsville
The district includes East Hargett Street, once known as Raleigh's "Black Main Street", due to the fact it once contained the largest number of businesses owned by African-Americans in the city.
- Warrenton
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (October 1, 1994). African American Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780471143451.
- ^ NCPEDIA. "Exploring North Carolina: African American History". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
