High Point in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rev. Benjamin Elton Cox
(1931 - 2011)
Erected 2019 by The Southwest Renewal Foundation of High Point, Inc., Civic Partners, and the City of High Point, North Carolina.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 35° 56.914′ N, 80° 0.565′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Taylor Avenue just west of Gordy Place, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Taylor Ave, 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: Guilford County Office and Court Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Southern Furniture Exposition Building (approx. half a mile away); Myrtle Furr Hayworth Barthmaier (approx. half a mile away); High Point Market (approx. half a mile away); Guilford Technical Community College (approx. half a mile away); Perley Albert "P.A." Thomas (approx.
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