Dunn in Harnett County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Link Wray
May 2, 1929 ~ November 5, 2005
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 26, 2021
1. Link Wray Marker
Inventor of the Power Chord
The Modus Operandi
in Rock and Roll
Honored annually
by the Citizens of Dunn
with the Link Wray Music Festival
1st weekend in May
Erected by The Citizens of Dunn, North Carolina.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 35° 18.04′ N, 78° 36.845′ W. Marker is in Dunn, North Carolina, in Harnett County. It is at the intersection of South Clinton Avenue (U.S. 301) and East Duke Street, on the left when traveling north on South Clinton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 S Clinton Ave, Dunn NC 28334, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and in the 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: G. B. Cashwell (approx. half a mile away); William C. Lee (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dunn High School Sit-Ins (approx. Ύ mile away); Battle of Averasboro (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Averasboro (approx. 1.9 miles away); "Lebanon"
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Also see . . . Link Wray. (Submitted on October 22, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, September 26, 2021
2. Link Wray Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 900 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
