Charlotte center city in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Home Site of Doctor Annie Lowrie Alexander

1864 - 1929

— Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Site —

Home Site of Doctor Annie Lowrie Alexander Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Home Site of Doctor Annie Lowrie Alexander Marker

Inscription. First licensed woman doctor to practice medicine south of the Potomac River, Annie Lowrie Alexander saw patients during her forty-year practice.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women.

Location. 35° 13.816′ N, 80° 50.432′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. It is on West 7th Street just east of North Church Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 W 7th St, Charlotte NC 28202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

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 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

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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Peter's Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Annie Alexander (about 400 feet away); Nearby History (about 600 feet away); Newspaperman W.J. Cash (about 600 feet away); Fourth Ward Historic District (about 700 feet away); Fourth Ward (about 700 feet away); Sloan Davidson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Settlers' Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

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

2. Home Site of Doctor Annie Lowrie Alexander Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.