Rocky Mount in Nash County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Hardees Food System
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Hardees Food System Marker
Founded here in 1961 by Jim Gardner and Leonard Rawls. Now a major US fast food chain.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 56.806′ N, 77° 47.712′ W. Marker is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Nash County. It is on North Church Street north of Goldleaf Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 North Church Street, Rocky Mount NC 27804, 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 walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial At Jack Laughery Park (a few steps from this marker); Adolphus Staton (a few steps from this marker); Harold Bascom Durham, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Jim Thorpe (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Dixie (about 600 feet away); Thelonious Monk (approx. 0.2 miles away); Miss Anna Easter Brown (approx. Ό mile away); Kay Kyser (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocky Mount.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Jim Thorpe (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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Also see . . . Hardee's. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 24, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Hardees Food System Marker
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3. Rocky Mount, NC, Hardees c. 1961
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
