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Hoke Smith

 
 
Hoke Smith Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
1. Hoke Smith Marker
Inscription. Secretary of Interior, 1893-1896, Governor of Georgia, United States Senator, was born, 1855 at Catawba College, then located at this point.
 
Erected 1942 by North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number O-23.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
 
Location. 35° 39.419′ N, 81° 13.413′ W. Marker is in Newton, North Carolina, in Catawba County. Marker is on South College Avenue, 0.1 miles north of East Herman Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton NC 28658, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Civil War Raid Through Western North Carolina (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Court House Well (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rutherford's March Tribute (approx. 0.4 miles away); Catawba County War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); M.L. McCorkle (approx. 0.4 miles away); Catawba County Confederate Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Central High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wilson Warlick (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.
 
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 M. Hoke Smith. (Submitted on September 24, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
 
Hoke Smith Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020
2. Hoke Smith Marker
Hoke Smith image. Click for full size.
3. Hoke Smith
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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