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Iron Station in Lincoln County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Machpelah Cemetery

 
 
Machpelah Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
1. Machpelah Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Presbyterian, 1801. Graves include those of Alexander Brevard, Joseph & James Graham, and Robert Hall & Joseph Graham Morrison.
 
Erected 1965 by North Carolina Archives and History Departments. (Marker Number O-58.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesReligion & 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 1801.
 
Location. 35° 27.964′ N, 81° 5.302′ W. Marker is in Iron Station, North Carolina, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of Old Plank Road and Brevard Place Road (County Highway 1360), on the left when traveling north on Old Plank Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 226 Brevard Place Rd, Iron Station NC 28080, 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, the
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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Catawba Springs (approx. 0.2 miles away); William A. Graham (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ingleside (approx. 2.9 miles away); Peter Forney (approx. 3.2 miles away); Cottage Home (approx. 3.7 miles away); Stonewall Jackson (approx. 3.7 miles away); Iron Works (approx. 4.1 miles away); Stroupe Forest Preserve (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iron Station.
 
Machpelah Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
2. Machpelah Cemetery Marker
Machpelah Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
3. Machpelah Cemetery
Machpelah Cemetery - Brevard Family Plot image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
4. Machpelah Cemetery - Brevard Family Plot
Machpelah Cemetery - Alexander Brevard Gravesite image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
5. Machpelah Cemetery - Alexander Brevard Gravesite
Machpelah Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
6. Machpelah Cemetery
Machpelah Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
7. Machpelah Cemetery
Machpelah Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
8. Machpelah Church
Gravestone of Rev R.H. (Robert Hall) Morrison) referred to on the marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 20, 2024
9. Gravestone of Rev R.H. (Robert Hall) Morrison) referred to on the marker
Morrison was the first president not Davidson College and also preached at Machpelah
Gravesite of Gen. Joseph Graham, Revolutionary War soldier image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 20, 2024
10. Gravesite of Gen. Joseph Graham, Revolutionary War soldier
Gravestone of Rev R.H. (Robert Hall) Morrison) referred to on the marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, April 20, 2024
11. Gravestone of Rev R.H. (Robert Hall) Morrison) referred to on the marker
Morrison was the first president at Davidson College and also preached at Machpelah.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,564 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 20, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   6, 7. submitted on September 23, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   8. submitted on September 20, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   9, 10. submitted on July 29, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.   11. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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