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

Dolley Madison

1768-1849

 
 
Dolley Madison marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Buckner, September 5, 2022
1. Dolley Madison marker
Inscription. Hostess & social leader. Wife of President Madison. Saved artifacts from White House fire, 1814. Born 1˝ mi. N.E.
 
Erected 2012 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-6.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War of 1812 • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.
 
Location. 36° 4.609′ N, 79° 53.752′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on West Market Street west of Dolley Madison Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5714 W Market St, Greensboro NC 27409, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. 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 Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary Nicholson (approx. 0.9 miles away); New Garden Friends Meeting (approx. one mile away); The Revolutionary Oak (approx. one mile away); Guilford College (approx. one mile away); Joseph Gurney Cannon (approx. one mile away); Underground Railroad (approx. one mile away); Levi Coffin (approx. one mile away); Randall Jarrell (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dolly Madison (was here, next to this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location titled "Dolly Madison".
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 61 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on February 14, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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