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Blowing Rock in Watauga County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Stoneman's Raid

 
 
Stoneman's Raid Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 28, 2009
1. Stoneman's Raid Marker
Inscription. On a Raid through Western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry passed through Blowing Rock March 28, 1865.
 
Erected 1940 by Department of Conservation and Development. (Marker Number N-10.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 28, 1865.
 
Location. 36° 9.252′ N, 81° 38.776′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. Marker is on Valley Boulevard (U.S. 321). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tweetsie Railroad (approx. 1.1 miles away); Blowing Rock Negro Community Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Chetola (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mt. Bethel Reformed Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Rainey Service Station (approx. 2.2 miles away); Inn at Ragged Gardens (approx. 2.2 miles away); Blowing Rock Ice House (approx. 2.2 miles away); R.S. Reinhardt Building (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.
 
Also see . . .  ...and has now found it's way home. (Submitted on August 29, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
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Stoneman's Raid Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 28, 2009
2. Stoneman's Raid Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,083 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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