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Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Greensboro College

 
 
Greensboro College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish, May 10, 2010
1. Greensboro College Marker
Inscription. The first chartered college for women in North Carolina, 1838. Founded by the Methodist Church.
 
Erected 1989 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number J-11.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionEducationWomen. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.
 
Location. 36° 4.374′ N, 79° 48.036′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Marker is at the intersection of West Market Street and College Place, on the right when traveling east on West Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 W Market St, Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lucy Robertson (within shouting distance of this marker); The Harden Thomas Martin House (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Curtis House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edgeworth Female Seminary (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. David P. Weir House (approx. ¼ mile away); O. Henry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blandwood (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Motley Morehead (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
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Wide view of the Greensboro College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish, May 10, 2010
2. Wide view of the Greensboro College Marker
Greensboro College image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish, May 10, 2010
3. Greensboro College
Looking across the campus to the Hannah Brown Finch Memorial Chapel and the Cowan Humanities Building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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