Near Kings Mountain in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lincoln Academy

1888-1955

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 27, 2017

1. Lincoln Academy Marker

Inscription. Founder: Emily Pruden, educator and philanthropist from Orange, Connecticut. A co-educational boarding and day school, grades 1-12, for children of African descent. Accredited 1923. Home of Mildred Wellmon Elementary School, a historic Rosenwald building. Sponsored by American Missionary Association. School was located on Lincoln Academy Road.

Erected 2012 by Lincoln Academy National Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 35° 14.931′ N, 81° 17.113′ W. Marker is near Kings Mountain, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It is at the intersection of CV Alexander Drive (County Route 1189) and Lincoln Academy Road, on the right when traveling east on CV Alexander Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kings Mountain NC 28086, 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

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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: King's Pinnacle (approx. 2½ miles away); Robert Barber House (approx. 3.3 miles away); George Washington Cornwell House (approx. 3.3 miles away); William Andrew Mauney House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Battle of Kings Mountain (approx. 3.4 miles away); Jimmy Wayne (approx. 3.4 miles away); Patriots Park (approx. 3½ miles away); The Cupola (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kings Mountain.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Kings Mountain Battleground (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Lincoln Academy (Kings Mountain, North Carolina). (Submitted on September 27, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 27, 2017

2. Lincoln Academy Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,289 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.