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

Michael Hoke

1874-1944

 
 
Michael Hoke Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
1. Michael Hoke Marker
Inscription. Pioneer orthopedic surgeon; founded hospitals for crippled children; chief surgeon of Warm Springs (Ga.) Foundation. Birthplace 80 yds. east.
 
Erected 1995 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-79.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 28.465′ N, 81° 15.511′ W. Marker is in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in Lincoln County. It is on North Aspen Street south of Bonview Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincolnton NC 28092, 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 Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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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 walking distance of this marker: Robert F. Hoke (within shouting distance of this marker); Hoke-Reinhardt House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.D.C. Memorial Hall (about 600 feet away); Pleasant Retreat Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battle of Ramsour's Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln County War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial Plaza (approx. Ό mile away); Rufus Z. Johnston (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincolnton.
 
Michael Hoke Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
2. Michael Hoke Marker
Michael Hoke Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
3. Michael Hoke Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2011. This page has been viewed 1,021 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on September 24, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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