Madison in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Madison Town Clock

1919

— A memorial to the men who served and died in World War 1 —

The Madison Town Clock Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 24, 2021

1. The Madison Town Clock Marker

Inscription. Jim Vaughn, The American Legion and local citizens contributed to the purchase of the clock. The purpose of the clock was to serve as a local war memorial for those who served in the Great War. The clock is a rare number two striking clock which still operates by winding.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • War, World I.

Location. 36° 23.249′ N, 79° 57.446′ W. Memorial is in Madison, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is at the intersection of South Dalton Street and East Murphy Street, on the right on South Dalton Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 102 S Water St, Madison NC 27025, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madison's Own: The Hoppers (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Murphy Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Law Office of Alfred Moore Scales (approx. 0.3 miles away); Scales Law Office (approx. 0.3 miles away); Slink Shoal Sluice (approx. one mile away); Robert Opie Lindsay (approx. 1.6 miles away); Confederate Arms Factory (approx. 2 miles away); Alexander Martin (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

The Madison Town Clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 24, 2021

2. The Madison Town Clock

The Madison Town Clock Marker, wide view of the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 26, 2023

3. The Madison Town Clock Marker, wide view of the building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on December 2, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.