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General Merchandise Store

30 Union Street South

 
 
General Merchandise Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2021
1. General Merchandise Store Marker
Inscription.
General Merchandise
Store
Circa 1885
National
Register of
Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the
Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
 
Location. 35° 24.593′ N, 80° 34.845′ W. Marker is in Concord, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County. It is on Union Street South just south of Cabarrus Avenue West (County Road 1002), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Union St S, Concord NC 28025, 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 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: Commercial Building (here, next to this marker); Doctor's Office (here, next to this marker); Pythian Building (a few steps from this marker); G.W. Patterson Grocery (within shouting distance of this marker); Commerical Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Hill Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); First Cabarrus Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Concord Railroad Depot (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Concord.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Concord, NC (was a few steps from this marker
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The General Merchandise Store image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2021
2. The General Merchandise Store
Full view of General Merchandise Store image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 5, 2024
3. Full view of General Merchandise Store
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on October 9, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.
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