John Motley Morehead was an American lawyer and politician who became the 29th governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina. He became known as "the Father of Modern North Carolina."
John Motley Morehead
Marble bust of Morehead at the North Carolina State Capitol
Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,096. Its county seat is Wentworth. The county is known as "North Carolina's North Star".
Rockingham County Courthouse in Wentworth
William Byrd II surveyed the eventual county and dubbed the area the "Land of Eden".
Morehead Mill in Spray, c. 1911
American Tobacco Company plant in Reidsville c. 1937