Thompson Park in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

This Land Once was Thompson Orphanage

Thompson Park

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

1. This Land Once was Thompson Orphanage Marker

Inscription. Episcopal Church leader Rev. Edwin A. Osborne opened Thompson Orphanage here in 1887 on 72 acres — then farmland at the edge of town. It moved in 1970, but St. Mary's Chapel remains a landmark.

Erected by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 35° 13.004′ N, 80° 50.049′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Thompson Park. It is on East 3rd Street (State Highway 16) 0.1 miles west of South Kings Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1116 E 4th St, Charlotte NC 28204, 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,

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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: Thompson Orphanage: A Place to Grow (a few steps from this marker); They Came From Mecklenburg… / Dedicated To Those Who Serve (within shouting distance of this marker); Ben Nash (within shouting distance of this marker); Mecklenburg County Vietnam Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Thompson Orphanage (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Thompson Orphanage (within shouting distance of this marker); Thompson Orphanage Campus (within shouting distance of this marker); Lewis Thompson and Pattie Clark Thompson (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial signage image. Click for full size.

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

2. Visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial signage

Another side of the marker

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

3. This Land Once was Thompson Orphanage Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 681 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.