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

Blowing Rock Bank

ca. 1904

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

1. Blowing Rock Bank Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1907, the Blowing Rock Bank helped usher in the new century. Among its founders are the town's first mayor, Joseph B. Clarke and mayor George Sudderth who resigned his mayoral office to supervise construction of this building.

Erected by Blowing Rock Historical Society • Blowing Rock Art and History Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 36° 7.99′ N, 81° 40.683′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Business U.S. 321) and Sunset Drive, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1059 Main St, Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. 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

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Blowing Rock Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); In Memory Of Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice (a few steps from this marker); Storie's Soda Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Stoneman's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Boone Trail Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old School Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Watauga Hotel Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 30, 2022

2. Blowing Rock Bank Marker

Blowing Rock Bank Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, February 25, 2024

3. Blowing Rock Bank Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 25, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.