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

Johnson Shoe Company

Shoe Manufacturers

— 1897-1922 —

Johnson Shoe Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 18, 2017

1. Johnson Shoe Company Marker

Inscription. Johnson Bros. & Co. incorporated as a wholesale, retail, and custom workshop in 1897 with John R. Cook, president; Andrew F. Johnson, vice-president; and George W. Johnson, secretary-treasurer. George Johnson was a shoemaker by 1880. The business opened in a two-story building on Main Street but later moved into a brick building on Oakdale Road, uphill from the rail depot and across from the Johnson brothers’ homes. The company was best known for the ‘Johnson brogan’ with copper toes.

Erected 2015 by Historic Jamestown Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 35° 59.597′ N, 79° 56.008′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is at the intersection of Oakdale Road and Hillstone Drive, on the right when traveling south on Oakdale Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 Oakdale Rd, Jamestown NC 27282, 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: Home of Dr. Shubal Gardner Coffin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jamestown Public School (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Robbins-Holton Mill & House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Potter House (approx. half a mile away);

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Lydia's Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Oakdale United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lord Cornwallis (approx. 0.7 miles away); Oakdale School (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 18, 2017

2. Johnson Shoe Company Marker

facing South

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 18, 2017

3. Johnson Shoe Company Marker

facing North

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on February 21, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.