Downtown in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Confederate Arms Factory
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
1. Confederate Arms Factory Marker
Erected 1988 by Col. John Sloan Camp, 1290, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 14, 1863.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 36° 4.096′ N, 79° 47.401′ W. Marker was in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It was in Downtown. It was at the intersection of S Davie Street and E McGee Street, on the right when traveling north on S Davie Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 347 S Elm St, Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
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Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Jefferson Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Cigar Industry (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cabinet (about 300 feet away); Original Methodist Church / Former Methodist Cemetery (about 400 feet away); General Nathanael Greene (about 500 feet away); Lunsford Richardson (about 800 feet away); Piedmont Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Army of Tennessee (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Men of Greensboro and Guilford County (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
2. Confederate Arms Factory Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
3. Greensboro Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
4. Marker on S Davie Street
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
5. Confederate Arms Factory Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
6. Confederate Arms Factory Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,471 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on April 1, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5, 6. submitted on April 1, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
