Oak Ridge in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Historic Oak Ridge

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 6, 2021

1. Historic Oak Ridge Marker

Inscription. The crossroads community of Oak Ridge (înc. 1998) was once traveled by Native Americans and later settled by Quakers and others (1700s). Landmarks include the Old Mill of Guilford (c. 1767), Oak Ridge Institute (1851), homes from the 1800s, and rural vistas. Historic District created in 1994. This marker installed to honor the town's 20th anniversary.

Erected 2018 by Town of Oak Ridge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1994.

Location. 36° 9.784′ N, 80° 0.271′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is at the intersection of Oak Ridge Road (State Highway 150) and Williard Road, on the right when traveling east on Oak Ridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oak Ridge NC 27310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jesse Benbow House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles Benbow House (approx. half a mile away); Oak Ridge Public School (approx. ¾ mile away); Stafford-Benbow House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oak Ridge Institute (approx. 1.3 miles away); Linville Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Oakhurst (approx. 1½ miles away); Bailes Old Mill (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 6, 2021

2. Historic Oak Ridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.