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Wake Forest University

 
 
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Photographed By Brandon Burton, July 18, 2014
1. Wake Forest University Marker
Inscription. Baptist; coeducational. Opened as Wake Forest College, 1834. Moved to Winston-Salem, 1956. university since 1967.
 
Erected 1967 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number H-68.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionEducation. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
 
Location. 35° 58.778′ N, 78° 30.605′ W. Marker is in Wake Forest, North Carolina, in Wake County. Marker is at the intersection of Front Street (Alternate U.S. 1) and East Roosevelt Avenue (Business North Carolina Highway 98), on the right when traveling south on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wake Forest NC 27587, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. C.C. Crittenden (approx. ¼ mile away); Wake Forest College Birthplace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mangum Terrace (approx. 2.1 miles away); Moses A. Hopkins (approx. 8.8 miles away); River Crossing (approx. 12.4 miles away); Milburnie Dam (approx. 12.6 miles away); Green Hill Place (approx. 13.8 miles away); J. Melville Broughton (approx. 14½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wake Forest.
 
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Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 22, 2023
2. Wake Forest University Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2014, by Brandon Burton of Raleigh, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on December 23, 2014, by Brandon Burton of Raleigh, North Carolina.   2. submitted on August 22, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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