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

Charlie Poole

1892-1931

 
 
Charlie Poole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 14, 2021
1. Charlie Poole Marker
Inscription. Pioneer country music recording artist. With N. C. Ramblers. 1918-31, popularized old time music. Grave ½ mi. SW.
 
Erected 1991 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-93.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment.
 
Location. 36° 31.933′ N, 79° 46.749′ W. Marker is near Eden, North Carolina, in Rockingham County. It is on State Highway 14 west of Fisher Hill Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8156 NC-14, Eden NC 27288, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Calcium Carbide (approx. 2.2 miles away); Leaksville Cotton Mill (approx. 2.2 miles away); Barnett Canal (approx. 2.2 miles away); “Land of Eden” (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Land of Eden (approx. 2.6 miles away); Luther H. Hodges (approx. 2.6 miles away); Annie Eliza Johns (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named “Land of Eden” (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eden.
 
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Charlie Poole Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 14, 2021
2. Charlie Poole Marker
Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Unknown, 1923
3. Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers
Charlie Poole, Posey Rorer, Clarence Foust
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on January 28, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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