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Greensboro O.R.D.

 
 
Greensboro O.R.D. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 10, 2010
1. Greensboro O.R.D. Marker
Inscription. World War II training camp and overseas replacement depot, 1943-1946. Over 330,000 servicemen were processed here. This is center of 652 acre site.
 
Erected 1993 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-73.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 36° 5.235′ N, 79° 45.787′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Phillips Ave. It is on Wendover Avenue East (U.S. 70) east of Huffman Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1706 Wendover Ave E, Greensboro NC 27405, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sigmund Sternberger House (approx. one mile away); William C. Beasley House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Immanuel College (approx. 1.1 miles away); Polio Hospital (approx. 1.1 miles away); Boaz House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Campbell House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Turner House
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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Boaz-Jennings House (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
Wide view of the Greensboro O.R.D. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 10, 2010
2. Wide view of the Greensboro O.R.D. Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,524 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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