Hiddenite in Alexander County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hiddenite

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

1. Hiddenite Marker

Inscription. A gem found only in N.C., named for W.E. Hidden, mineralogist of N.Y., who prospected in this area about 1880. Mines were nearby.

Erected 2006 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number M-29.)

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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 35° 54.269′ N, 81° 6.118′ W. Marker is in Hiddenite, North Carolina, in Alexander County. It is on State Highway 90 0.6 miles east of Wayfound Church Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hiddenite NC 28636, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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,

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: Brantley York (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Lucas Mansion (approx. 0.6 miles away); “Diamond Jim” (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial - World Wars I & II (approx. 4.3 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial - Korea & Viet Nam (approx. 4.3 miles away); Alexander County Veterans Memorial Bell Tower (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Bell

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(approx. 4.3 miles away); Confederate Monument (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hiddenite.

Also see . . . Hiddenite. (Submitted on September 26, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

2. Hiddenite Marker

3. Hiddenite Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.