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

The Ragan and Mills Building

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021

1. The Ragan and Mills Building Marker

Inscription. The Southern Furniture Exposition and High Point Exposition Company join forces to hold the first formal Southern Furniture Market in High Point. The Market was held in the Ragan and Mills Building on this site, and the Maddox Building, on the corner of Broad and Elm Street in 1909.

Erected by City of High Point, North Carolina.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 35° 57.402′ N, 80° 0.314′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on South Main Street (State Highway 1993) just south of East High Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 S Main St, High Point NC 27260, 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 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: Sewell Farlow Store (within shouting distance of this marker); February 11, 1960 (within shouting distance of this marker); Woolworth Students' Sit-in (within shouting distance of this marker); Maxwell Reid "Max" Thurman (within shouting distance of this marker); Willis Howard "Willis" Slane (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Plank Road Foreman

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(about 300 feet away); High Point (about 300 feet away); Plank Road (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Point.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021

2. The Ragan and Mills Building Marker

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 293 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.