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High Point in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Sewell Farlow Store

 
 
Sewell Farlow Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
1. Sewell Farlow Store Marker
Inscription.  An early general store was located in this city block and served as the town meeting site for the vote on the city charter.
 
Erected 1984 by The High Point Merchants Association, Inc. for the city's 125th anniversary.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsIndustry & CommercePolitical Subdivisions.
 
Location. 35° 57.389′ N, 80° 0.311′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Marker is on South Main Street (State Highway 1993) just north of East Commerce Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 S Main St, High Point NC 27260, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Ragan and Mills Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Woolworth Students' Sit-in (within shouting distance of this marker); February 11, 1960 (within shouting distance of this marker); Perley Albert "P.A." Thomas (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willis Howard "Willis" Slane
Sewell Farlow Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
2. Sewell Farlow Store Marker
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(about 300 feet away); Maxwell Reid "Max" Thurman (about 300 feet away); The Plank Road Foreman (about 400 feet away); High Point (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Point.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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