Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-10-12
FIRST 30 MARKERS
TO Be READY SOON
Several Historic Spots In
This Section Among
Those Designated
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY j. G. BASKERVILLE.

Raleieh, Oct. 12-Within the next
30 to 40 days North Cardinals long
delayed program for designating his
torical spots in the State with road
side markers. is expected to become
a reality. Contracts have already
been let for the first SO of these mark
ars, with delivery to be made within
Etheridge director of the Department
not more than 40 days. R. Bruce
of Conservation and Development
pointed out today, with the result
that before very long these historical
markers, to be made of cast alumi-
mum, with black letters on an alumni
mum background, should begin to dot
the shoulders of the highways and
call the attention of tourists to his
torical spots that for years have been
neglected, if not almos forgotten
The inscriptions for the first four
markers have already been composed
and sent to the boundary, and more
are to be forwarded very soon. Some
so spots have already been decided
upon by the special committee of his
torians, headed by DR.. G. c. Critten-
den of the State Historical Commits
sion, and members Of the history fac
ulties of the University of North
Carolina Duke, State College, Wake
Forest and Davidson. The contract
provides that delivery will be made
within 30 days after the receipt of
the copy of the inscriptions, at the
rate of four markers a week until
all of the first batch of markers has
been turned out.
In addition to marking and calling
attention to historical spots and local
tiles in the State, which is expected
to arouse and renew interest in local
history, the markers are also expect
~ to arouse interest outside the
State and help attract hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of addi-
tional tourist business. Several Of
the big travel organizations which
conduct all-expense tours, and which
have not been conducting tours into
North Carolina, have given as their
reason the fact that this state did
not have its historical spot well en-
Cugh marked to make it worth while
to bring tours down here. The pre-
vailing belief is that as a result of the
erection of these markers, North
Carolina will now become as much of
Mecca for history-hungry pilgrims
as Virginia and the New England
states have been in the past and that
at last it will begin to reap it's share
of the rich financial harvest which
these other states have reaped for
years.
The four markers for which inscrip-
tions have already been prepared are
the birthplace of forcer Senator-Gov-
ernor zeb Vance, near Asheville;
Green Hill Place, site of the first
Methodist tEpiscopal Conference in
Ex>2erica, near Louisburg, Franklin
county; Old Fort Raleigh, the first
English colony in America, Roanoke
Island, Dare county and John PENIS
birthplace, Granville county.
Inscriptions are now being prepared
for additional markers to be erect
ed at the following places: St. Thomas
Church, Bath; Edgar w. Nye (Bill
Nye) home, near Asheville; Birth
place of Nathaniel Macon, near War
renton; st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Fdenton Mount Mitchell, Yancey
County; Pilot MouIcain, Stokes coun-
ty: Home of Cornelius Harnett, Will
mington; Bantonville battle-ground,
Johnston county; King Mountain Bat
tleground, near Kings Mountain; Old
y. S. Mint, Charlotte; Governor Try