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

Randall Jarrell

1914-1965

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

1. Randall Jarrell Marker

Inscription. Poet & literary critic of national acclaim. Taught at UNC–Greensboro from 1947 to 1965. His grave is 120 yards southwest.

Erected 2008 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-56.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 5.524′ N, 79° 53.396′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is at the intersection of New Garden Road and George Fox Road, on the left when traveling north on New Garden Road. Located near Guilford College. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 New Garden Rd, Greensboro NC 27410, 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 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: Battle of New Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); 1757 New Garden Land Purchase (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Revolutionary Oak (about 600 feet away); New Garden Friends Meeting (about 700 feet away); Joseph Gurney Cannon (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Guilford College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mary Nicholson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Underground Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

More about this marker. The original marker was erected in 1963.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

2. Randall Jarrell Marker

Marker in Greensboro image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

3. Marker in Greensboro

Randall Jarrell gravesite, New Garden Friends Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 4, 2024

4. Randall Jarrell gravesite, New Garden Friends Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 673 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on February 17, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on March 4, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.