Granite Quarry in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Old Stone House
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021
1. Old Stone House Marker
Erected 1967 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number L-79.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1766.
Location. 35° 37.222′ N, 80° 26.481′ W. Marker is in Granite Quarry, North Carolina, in Rowan County. It is on Old Stone House Road 0.2 miles north of Lake Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salisbury NC 28146, 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: A different marker also named Old Stone House (approx. half a mile away); Unknown Soldiers Monument (approx. 3.3 miles away); Salisbury National Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Burial Trenches and Salisbury Prison (approx. 3.3 miles away); Maine (approx. 3.3 miles away); Pennsylvania Monument (approx. 3.4 miles away); Confederate Prison (approx. 3.4 miles away); C.S. Military Prison (approx. 3.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021
2. Old Stone House Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021
3. Old Stone House
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021
4. Braun Family Graveyard
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021
5. Michael Braun Grave
This memorial marker of native stone is a tribute to our ancestor and builder of the Old Stone House.
In 1881 Rev. Jethro Rumple wrote in a history of Rowan County
"In the little graveyard walled in with stones, lie the remains of Michael Braun, and his wife, with quite a number of his descendants."
The Brown Historical Committee
October 1981
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 16, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
