Luther H. Hodges
Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
Luther H. Hodges 1898 1974. Governor, 1954-1961; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1961-1965. A founder of Research Triangle Park. Home is 100 yards east.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
Luther Hodges served as North Carolina's governor in the 1950s and then as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Kennedy. His signature achievement was helping launch Research Triangle Park, the pioneering research hub that began steering the state's economy from textiles and tobacco toward science and technology. His home still stands just east of this marker.
Why it matters
Research Triangle Park became a national model for university-linked innovation districts, reshaping the modern Southern economy.
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- · Luther H. Hodges
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- · Founding of Research Triangle Park
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