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Near Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Alamance Church

 
 
Alamance Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
1. Alamance Church Marker
Inscription. Presbyterian, organized about 1764. Synod of North Carolina formed here, 1813. The present building erected 1955.
 
Erected 1951 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number J-32.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.
 
Location. 36° 1.453′ N, 79° 42.454′ W. Marker is near Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Presbyterian Road near Millpoint Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4401 Alexander Rd, Greensboro NC 27406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the
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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: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Elizabeth "Bettie" Wiley Forbis (within shouting distance of this marker); Alamance Church Buildings Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Presbyterian Church in North Carolina (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Calvin Wiley (approx. 2.9 miles away); Greensboro Massacre (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Greensboro Six (approx. 4.6 miles away); Greensboro 6 (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
Alamance Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
2. Alamance Church Marker
Alamance Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
3. Alamance Presbyterian Church
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Aug. 25, 2026