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

Rural Credit Union

Photographed by PaulwC3, January 12, 2014

1. Rural Credit Union Marker

Inscription. Lowes Grove credit union, first in South, formed to serve local farmers. Est. Dec. 9, 1915, on initiative of John Sprunt Hill

Erected 1999 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-114.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 9, 1915.

Location. 35° 54.049′ N, 78° 53.277′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is on State Highway 54 0.1 miles east of South Alston Avenue (State Highway 1945), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2421 NC-54, Durham NC 27713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Louis E. Austin (approx. 2.7 miles away); Brassfield Station (approx. 3.1 miles away); Shiloh (approx. 3.6 miles away); Rose Butler Browne (approx. 3.9 miles away); Shiloh Leaders (approx. 4 miles away); O'Kelly Chapel Christian Church (approx. 4 miles away); O'Kelly Chapel (approx. 4 miles away); Shiloh Community (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.

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Photographed by PaulwC3, January 12, 2014

2. Wide view of the Rural Credit Union Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 903 times since then and 88 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2014, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.