College Hill in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lucy Robertson

1850-1930

Photographed by Michael Buckner, September 5, 2022

1. Lucy Robertson Marker

Inscription. First female college president in N.C., Greensboro College, 1902-1913. Was advocate for education. Her grave is 1 mile N.

Erected 2021 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-123.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women.

Location. 36° 4.373′ N, 79° 48.017′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in College Hill. It is on West Market Street west of College Place, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 814 W Market St, Greensboro NC 27401, 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 walking distance of this marker: Greensboro College (within shouting distance of this marker); The Harden Thomas Martin House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Curtis House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Edgeworth Female Seminary (approx. ¼ mile away); Dr. David P. Weir House (approx. ¼ mile away); O. Henry (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blandwood (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Motley Morehead (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Also see . . . Lucy Henderson Owen Robertson.

Lucy Henderson Owen Robertson, educator
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and first woman college president in the South, was born in Warrenton, the daughter of Henry Lyne and Catherine Rebecca Watkins Owen. Her father was a merchant, moving his family in 1852 to Chapel Hill and later to Hillsborough.

(Submitted on February 23, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023

2. Lucy Robertson Marker

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A 1906 engraving of Lucy Henderson Owen Robertson. Image from Archive.org.

3. Lucy Robertson

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on February 23, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. 2. submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 23, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.