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Reidsville in Rockingham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Glenn T. Settle

1894-1967

 
 
Glenn T. Settle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Buckner, November 18, 2022
1. Glenn T. Settle Marker
Inscription. Founder of Wings Over Jordan Choir and Negro Hour radio show, 1937. He promoted traditional spiritual music & racial harmony. Born 2 mi. SW.
 
Erected 2013 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-114.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansArts, Letters, MusicCommunicationsEntertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
 
Location. 36° 22.491′ N, 79° 44.048′ W. Marker is in Reidsville, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is at the intersection of North Carolina Route 65/87 and Wentworth Street, on the right when traveling north on North Carolina Route 65/87. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3268 Wentworth St, Reidsville NC 27320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically 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
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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: Wright Tavern (approx. 2.6 miles away); Wentworth and the War (approx. 2.7 miles away); Wentworth Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Wentworth Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Speedwell Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Booker T. Washington High School (approx. 3.9 miles away); Susie Sharp (approx. 4 miles away); Main Street United Methodist Church (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reidsville.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 31 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on November 24, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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