Henderson in Vance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Corbitt Company

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010

1. Corbitt Company Marker

Inscription. Built buggies, 1899; by 1907, automobiles; later tractors, buses, and, during WWII, trucks for military. Shop ¾ mi. S.E. closed 1952.

Erected 2006 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-121.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 36° 20.215′ N, 78° 26.465′ W. Marker is in Henderson, North Carolina, in Vance County. It is at the intersection of Bypass U.S. 158 and Dabney Drive, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 158Bypass . Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1675 Dabney Drive, Henderson NC 27536, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Tiny" Broadwick (approx. 2 miles away); In Memory of Leonard Henderson (approx. 2.2 miles away); Vance County Iraq War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Vance County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Vance County Korean War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Vance County World War II Memorial

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Henderson City Center (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ben E. King (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henderson.

Wide view of the Corbitt Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 11, 2010

2. Wide view of the Corbitt Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 997 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.