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Monroe in Union County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Pleasant Grove Camp Ground

 
 
Pleasant Grove Camp Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 18, 2021
1. Pleasant Grove Camp Ground Marker
Inscription. Methodist. Established 1830 and still in use. Noted for unusual "arbor" and "tents." 1Ό mile northwest.
 
Erected 1962 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number L-68.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
 
Location. 34° 56.293′ N, 80° 40.122′ W. Marker is in Monroe, North Carolina, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Waxhaw Highway (State Highway 57) and Potter Road (County Road 1111), on the right when traveling east on Waxhaw Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5820 Waxhaw Hwy, Monroe NC 28112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. 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
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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Remembrance" by Rubino (approx. 4.3 miles away); Belk Store (approx. 4.3 miles away); 112 East South Main Street (approx. 4.3 miles away); Waxhaw Military Wall of Honor (approx. 4.3 miles away); 108 East South Main Street (approx. 4.3 miles away); 106 East South Main Street (approx. 4.3 miles away); Trading Path (approx. 4.3 miles away); 100 East South Main Street (approx. 4.3 miles away).
 
Pleasant Grove Camp Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 18, 2021
2. Pleasant Grove Camp Ground Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 25, 2026