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

Centre Friends Meeting

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021

1. Centre Friends Meeting Marker

Inscription. Was begun in 1757 and organized as a Monthly Meeting in 1773. This is the fourth building on the original site.

Erected 1957 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number J-48.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1757.

Location. 35° 55.219′ N, 79° 48.116′ W. Marker is in Randleman, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on North Carolina 62 (State Highway 62) 0.2 miles west of Davis Mill Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 NC-62 East, Greensboro NC 27406, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: N.C. Manumission Society (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edward R. Murrow (approx. half a mile away); William Dennis Pottery Kiln & House Site (approx. 5½ miles away); Original Home Place Of The Greensboro Red Wings (approx. 5.9 miles away); Calvin Wiley (approx. 6.7 miles away); St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church South (approx.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

6.8 miles away); Randleman Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.1 miles away); Historic Building (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Randleman.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021

2. Centre Friends Meeting Marker

Centre Friends Meeting image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021

3. Centre Friends Meeting

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2021

4. Centre Friends Meeting

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 13, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.