Cooleemee in Davie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
John Stokes
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021
1. John Stokes Marker
Erected 1980 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number M-27.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 35° 48.279′ N, 80° 30.697′ W. Marker is in Cooleemee, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 601 and Pine Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 601. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cooleemee NC 27014, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cooleemee's Brick High School (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hugh T. Lefler (approx. 2½ miles away); Cooleemee's Old Square (approx. 2.6 miles away); Boone Trail Highway Marker (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cooleemee War Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); We of Erwin Mills (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cooleemee's Old Wood School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cooleemee's Riverside Hotel (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cooleemee.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021
2. John Stokes Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
