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

Financial and Professional Impact in Durham

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 10, 2018

1. Financial and Professional Impact in Durham Marker

Inscription. John Merrick's 1898 admonition, "Let us think more of our employment" guided the development of Parrish Street as the center city address of many ambitious bankers, doctors, lawyers and accountants whose investments in a growing African American community made it possible for barbers and beauticians, pharmacists, nurses, architects, educators and artists to thrive in Durham.

Erected 2009.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 35° 59.735′ N, 78° 54.022′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in City Center. It is at the intersection of North Mangum Street and West Orange Street, on the right when traveling west on North Mangum Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 N Mangum St, Durham NC 27701, 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 North

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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: Black Wall Street (a few steps from this marker); A Legacy of Community and Institutional Connections (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. / Mechanics and Farmers Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); A Black Capital for the World to See (within shouting distance of this marker); Tobacco and E.J. Parrish (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Visionary Leadership in the New South (about 400 feet away); Empowering and Diverse Opportunities (about 500 feet away); Dedicated to Those who Served in the World War (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 10, 2018

2. Financial and Professional Impact in Durham Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.