Notes from our November 16, 2025, tour of the cemetery on North Main Street. Since 1838, it has been the burial place for college leaders (some with ties to the Confederacy), students and other local citizens.

After years of discussions and fundraising, the Town of Davidson now has a public monument to citizens who served the nation in the armed forces. 

Davidson Historical Society presents its final program of the fall, a tour of the Davidson College Cemetery on North Main Street, on Sunday, November 16, at 3pm. Society vice president Rachel Workman, who also owns and runs the Ghosts of Davidson walking tours, will give a brief talk and lead a tour of the cemetery. The Davidson College Cemetery was built in 1838, just a year after the founding of Davidson College. It's still owned by the college and includes the burial sites

From left, Hilary Green, Martha Gimson and David Boraks at the Davidson Historical Society program on Race & Slavery at Davidson College Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo from Martha Gimson) A panel discussion hosted by Davidson Historical Society on Sunday, Oct. 26, explored Davidson College's efforts to uncover and acknowledge its history with slavery and exploitation. After the panel, people toured the new Oak Row museum, which looks at the college's history of slavery and exploitati