Near Mount Gilead in Montgomery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edmund DeBerry
1787-1859
Erected 1951 by Archives Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number K-33.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 35° 16.108′ N, 80° 0.493′ W. Marker is near Mount Gilead, North Carolina, in Montgomery County. It is on Pee Dee Road (State Highway 1174) 0.9 miles north of Apple Orchard Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Gilead NC 27306, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zion United Methodist Church (approx. 2 miles away); A.S. McRae Building (approx. 3.7 miles away); Williams Barber Shop (approx. 3.7 miles away); O.C. Bruton Store (approx. 3.7 miles away); Ross & Ingram Grocery (approx. 3.7 miles away); Ingram McAulay Hardware & Furniture (approx. 3.7 miles away); Town Creek (approx. 3.7 miles away); McAulay Bros. Store (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Gilead.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


