Downtown in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

O. Henry

Photographed by R. E. Smith, August 29, 2007

1. O. Henry Marker - Facing East

Inscription. William Sydney Porter, 1862-1910, short story writer, lived in a house which stood near here.

Erected 1970 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number J-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 4.372′ N, 79° 47.712′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Downtown. It is on West Market Street east of North Edgeworth Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 426 W Market St, Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

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

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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: Edgeworth Female Seminary (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gertrude Weil (about 600 feet away); West Market Street United Methodist Church (about 700 feet away); Dr. David P. Weir House (about 700 feet away); In Memory of M/Sgt. Edwin V. Bain (approx. 0.2 miles away); Guilford County Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Gertrude Weil (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pfc. Phill G. McDonald (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . NC Markers page. (Submitted on September 7, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)

O. Henry - Facing West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, August 29, 2007

2. O. Henry - Facing West

O. Henry - Facing East image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. E. Smith, August 29, 2007

3. O. Henry - Facing East

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,374 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on February 13, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.