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

N.C. A. & T. University

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

1. N.C. A. & T. University Marker

Inscription. Chartered in 1891 as a land grant college for blacks. Since 1972 a campus of The University of North Carolina.

Erected 1949 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 36° 4.297′ N, 79° 46.581′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Cumberland. It is at the intersection of East Market Street and Nocho Street, on the right when traveling west on East Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1107 E 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

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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: Dr. Ronald E. McNair (within shouting distance of this marker); William McBryar (approx. 0.2 miles away); February One (approx. ¼ mile away); Immanuel College (approx. 0.4 miles away); L. Richardson Memorial Hospital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Magnolia House Motel (approx. half a mile away); Piedmont Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Preddy (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Bennett College (was about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

2. N.C. A. & T. University Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012

3. N.C. A. & T. University Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 671 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.