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High Point in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

High Point University

 
 
High Point University Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
1. High Point University Marker
Inscription. Founded by Methodist Church in 1924 with aid from City of High Point. University since 1991.
 
Erected 1955 by North Carolina Archives and History. (Marker Number J-42.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
 
Location. 35° 58.323′ N, 79° 59.515′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on North University Parkway north of Montlieu Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 N University Pkwy, High Point NC 27262, 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
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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: Yadkin College (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jamestown Female College (about 500 feet away); The Yadkin College Bell (about 600 feet away); The Mahler Family Promenade (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washington Terrace Park (approx. half a mile away); Oldest Colonial Trail (approx. half a mile away); Oldest Building in High Point (approx. half a mile away); Haley House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Point.
 
High Point University Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
2. High Point University Marker
High Point University Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
3. High Point University Marker
High Point University image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 9, 2012
4. High Point University
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on February 13, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 13, 2026