Grover in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
North Carolina
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South Carolina
Photographed by Don Hogan, November 26, 2011
1. North Carolina side of the marker
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled C. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776.
South Carolina. Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered in 1663. It was first settled by the English in 1670. One of the 13 original states.
Erected 1941 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number O-22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1585.
Location. 35° 10.088′ N, 81° 27.028′ W. Marker is in Grover, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It is on M H Camp Hwy (U.S. 29). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grover NC 28073, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cornwallis (within shouting distance of this marker); Patrick Ferguson (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Frederick Hambright (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. one mile away);
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Photographed by Don Hogan, November 26, 2011
2. South Carolina side of the marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 29, 2009
3. North Carolina/South Carolina Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,415 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 27, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Don Hogan of Milton, Georgia. 3. submitted on April 2, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
