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Ansonville in Anson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Carolina Female College, 1850-67

 
 
Carolina Female College, 1850-67 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 18, 2021
1. Carolina Female College, 1850-67 Marker
Inscription. Established by local planters, later operated by Methodist Church. Building was 150 yds. W.
 
Erected 1949 by Archives, Conservation, and Highway Departments. (Marker Number K-29.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious StructuresWomen. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 6.252′ N, 80° 6.478′ W. Marker is in Ansonville, North Carolina, in Anson County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 52) just south of Smith Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 138 Plank Rd, Ansonville NC 28007, 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
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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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ralf Freeman (approx. half a mile away); Colson's Supply Depot (approx. 6.3 miles away); Fight at Colson's (approx. 6.3 miles away); Brown Creek Soil Conservation District (approx. 8.4 miles away); Hugh Hammond Bennett (approx. 8.7 miles away); Leonidas L. Polk (approx. 8.7 miles away); Anson County Training School (approx. 9 miles away); Boggan-Hammond House (approx. 9.6 miles away).
 
Carolina Female College, 1850-67 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 18, 2021
2. Carolina Female College, 1850-67 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 29, 2026