High Point in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Guilford Technical Community College
Chartered As The Guilford Industrial Education Center In 1958
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
1. Guilford Technical Community College Marker
Site of classes started in 1955 by High Point Furniture and Hosiery Manufacturers and the High Point Public Schools that later became GTCC, one of the first community colleges in North Carolina.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.
Location. 35° 57.336′ N, 80° 0.806′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on West English Road west of Oakwood Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 716 W English Rd, 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 once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: City Transfer and Storage Company, 1908 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elwood Hotel (approx. 0.4 miles away); High Point (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Plank Road Foreman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Fisher (approx. 0.4 miles away); Plank Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Perley Albert "P.A." Thomas (approx. half a mile away); Maxwell Reid "Max" Thurman (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Point.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
2. Guilford Technical Community College Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 13, 2013
3. Marker in High Point
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on February 21, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
