| Keywords | Roadside Roadsign Roadsigns American Sign Signs Silver Tourism Tourist Attraction Traffic Sign Travel US USA Historical marker History North Carolina Road Sign America Day Daytime Event Places of Interest Roads Tourist Attractions Tourist Destinations Traffic Signs United States United States of America Vertical Tourist Destination Education Highway Historic Historical Historical Site Historical Sites John W. Ellis Landmark Marker Markers NC Outdoor Outdoors Outside Place of Interest Road Road Signs Rowan County historic marker travel destination attraction destination historic site information display no people nobody sign with text | Caption | John W. Ellis L12 Governor, 1859-61. A leader of the secession movement in N.C. Died July, 1861, aged 40. Home stands 1 1/2 blocks south. State Historical Commission, 1933 |