Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Old Hickory Tavern
Birthplace of Hickory
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 2, 2009
1. Old Hickory Tavern Marker
To the rear of this spot stood a log house known in 1799 as Hickory Tavern. This tract of 640 acres was surveyed by Col. Christopher W. Beekman on June 8, 1779 and was granted to William McMullen Oct. 28, 1783 on the south side of this tavern ran the following road
"on May 10, 1769 the Worshipful
Court of Rowan County, N.C. Met:
Present William Temp. Coles John Ford John Oliphant, Esquires"
On Petition of sundry inhabitants of the upper part of the Cataba River for to view and lay off a road from the cove on the North Fork of the Cataba River the best way to Salisbury by Sherrill's Ford. The following Jury be appointed, to Wit,
Cap: Adam Sherrill Richard Lewis Francis Patton James McLane Samuel Brown William Moore Michael Litten Boston Clyne, Junr. Abraham Scott Jacob Sherrill Aquilla Sherrill Andrew Killion John Bridges, Senr. John McDowell John Pearsons William Simpson John McPeetors Joseph White Peter Lowrance George Cathey William Richey Uty Sherrill Robert Payton Robert Branch
Overseers
Erected 1951 by the Hickory Tavern Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Location. 35° 43.897′ N, 81° 20.39′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 2nd. St. SW. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hickory NC 28601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hickory Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Weidner Robinson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 210MM German Howitzer (about 400 feet away); Frame Church (about 500 feet away); Tower of Miracles (about 500 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away); City of Hickory (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 2, 2009
2. Old Hickory Tavern Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,909 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
