Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

University Mill District

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 29, 2022

1. University Mill District Marker

Inscription. Once an industrial area with manufacturing, hosiery, and textile mills, today's University Mill District is home to the vibrant, revitalized buildings of Hollar Mill, Moretz Mills, Transportation Insight's Corporate Campus (formerly Lyerly Mill), and The Old Hickory Granary. Named for Lenoir-Rhyne University and the renovated mills within its boundaries, the University Mill District is a business district with retail shops, restaurants, corporate offices, event venues, and businesses.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Places.

Location. 35° 44.136′ N, 81° 19.629′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is at the intersection of Main Avenue Northeast and 5th Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling south on Main Avenue Northeast. Marker is on the Hickory City Walk trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hickory NC 28601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically

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in the Upper South.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Andrew's Lutheran Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lenoir-Rhyne University (about 800 feet away); Lenoir Rhyne (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oakview Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Albert L. Berry House (approx. ¼ mile away); Marshall G. Crouch House (approx. ¼ mile away); George W. Hall House (approx. ¼ mile away); Robert W. McComb House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 29, 2022

2. University Mill District Marker

View from behind the marker, looking across Main Avenue Southeast at The Granary, one of the repurposed mills.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.