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

Harriet-Henderson Strike

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2021

1. Harriet-Henderson Strike Marker

Inscription. Textile mill 100 yds. N.E. target of strike, 1958-61. Effort failed, led to bombings that bolstered antiunionism.

Erected 2008 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-124.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 36° 20.183′ N, 78° 23.669′ W. Marker is in Henderson, North Carolina, in Vance County. It is at the intersection of North Garnett Street (Business U.S. 158) and Old Norlina Road, on the right when traveling north on North Garnett Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 708 Old Norlina Rd, 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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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: In Memory of Leonard Henderson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vance County Iraq War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vance County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vance County Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vance County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Henderson City Center (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ben E. King (approx. 0.9 miles away); Corbitt Company (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henderson.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2021

2. Harriet-Henderson Strike Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.