Mount Holly in Gaston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Joseph Dickson

1745-1825

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

1. Joseph Dickson Marker

Inscription. Colonel in Revolution, later brigadier general, member of legislatures of N.C. and Tenn., and of U.S. Congress. His home stands ¼ mile W.

Erected 1984 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 18.889′ N, 81° 2.53′ W. Marker is in Mount Holly, North Carolina, in Gaston County. It is at the intersection of Charles Raper Jonas Highway (State Highway 27) and Westland Farm Road (County Highway 1924), on the right when traveling south on Charles Raper Jonas Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Holly NC 28120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

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,

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mount Holly Cotton Mill (approx. 1.8 miles away); 121 West Central Avenue (approx. 1.8 miles away); 119 West Central Avenue (approx. 1.8 miles away); 123 North Main Street (approx. 1.9 miles away); 113 West Central Avenue (approx. 1.9 miles away); 121 North Main Street (approx. 1.9 miles away); 111 West Central Avenue (approx. 1.9 miles away); 107-119 North Main Street (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Holly.

Also see . . . Joseph Dickson. (Submitted on September 19, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

2. Joseph Dickson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.