Hudson in Caldwell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pfeiffer College

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 14, 2022

1. Pfeiffer College Marker

Inscription. Established in 1885 as Oberlin Home and School on Lick Mountain, four miles northeast. Moved to Misenheimer 1910.

Erected 1968 by Hudson Junior Historians.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 35° 51.053′ N, 81° 29.829′ W. Marker is in Hudson, North Carolina, in Caldwell County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Alternate U.S. 321) and Mt Herman Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hudson NC 28638, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hudson Depot Museum (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 4.4 miles away); Davenport College (approx. 4.9 miles away); St. James Episcopal Church Labyrinth (approx. 4.9 miles away); Blackwelder Park (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named Raiders in Lenoir (approx. 4.9 miles away); Site of Fort Grider (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hudson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Raiders in Lenoir (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Wide view of Pfeiffer College Marker at intersection of N. Main St. and Mt. Herman Rd., looking NE image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 20, 2024

2. Wide view of Pfeiffer College Marker at intersection of N. Main St. and Mt. Herman Rd., looking NE

Abandoned bank building in background

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2022, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 14, 2022, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2. submitted on August 20, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.