Reidsville in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Alfred M. Scales
1827-1892
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2017
1. Alfred M. Scales Marker
Erected 1984 by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-45.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.
Location. 36° 19.615′ N, 79° 38.544′ W. Marker is in Reidsville, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is on Barnes Street just east of U.S. 29, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reidsville NC 27320, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Public School in N.C. (approx. 1.1 miles away); Reidsville Sesquicentennial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Governor Reid House (approx. 2.4 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Piedmont Railroad (approx. 2½ miles away); Saint Paul United Methodist Church (approx. 2½ miles away); David S. Reid (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reidsville.
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Also see . . . Alfred Moore Scales.
Alfred Moore Scales, lawyer, legislator, congressman, soldier, governor, and banker, was born in Reidsville, Rockingham County. His parents were Robert H. Scales, whose father, Nathaniel, was a longtime representative to the North Carolina House of Commons from Rockingham County, and Jane W. Bethel Scales.(Submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2017
2. Alfred M. Scales Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2017
3. Alfred M. Scales Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2017
4. Alfred M. Scales Marker
Photograph of Alfred Moore Scales, between 1865 and 1880. Image from the Library of Congress.
5. Alfred Moore Scales
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 22, 2019, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 5. submitted on November 27, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.
