Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lenoir Rhyne

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 28, 2018

1. Lenoir Rhyne Marker

Inscription. Coeducational, Lutheran college, named for W.W. Lenoir and D.E. Rhyne. Opened as Lenoir College in academic year, 1891-92.

Erected 1971 by State Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-46.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 35° 44.269′ N, 81° 19.567′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on 7th Avenue Northeast just north of 8th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 625 7th Avenue Northeast, 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 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Lenoir-Rhyne University (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Oakview Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); University Mill District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Russell House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cline Gym (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marshall G. Crouch House (approx. 0.4 miles away); George W. Hall House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Lenoir Rhyne Marker looking north toward entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 28, 2018

2. Lenoir Rhyne Marker looking north toward entrance

Lenoir Rhyne University entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 28, 2018

3. Lenoir Rhyne University entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.