Wadesboro in Anson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sherman's March
Photographed by Roger Barrett, April 9, 2013
1. Sherman's March Marker
Erected 1984 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-14.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 3, 1865.
Location. 34° 56.174′ N, 80° 2.884′ W. Marker is in Wadesboro, North Carolina, in Anson County. It is at the intersection of Morven Road (U.S. 52) and Air National Guard Road (County Route 1820), on the right when traveling north on Morven Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wadesboro NC 28170, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Samuel Ashe (approx. 2.4 miles away); Capt. Patrick Boggan (approx. 2.6 miles away); Anson County Memorial Fountain (approx. 2.6 miles away); 1900 Total Solar Eclipse (approx. 2.7 miles away); Boggan-Hammond House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Blind Boy Fuller (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Women of the Confederacy (approx. 2.7 miles away); Anson County Training School (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wadesboro.
this page online
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2017, by Roger Barrett of Wadesboro, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,051 times since then and 75 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 5, 2017, by Roger Barrett of Wadesboro, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Wide shot of marker and its surroundings. • Can you help?
