Near Lexington in Davidson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Jefferson Davis
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010
1. Jefferson Davis Marker
Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-16.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1845.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 35° 51.296′ N, 80° 11.718′ W. Marker was near Lexington, North Carolina, in Davidson County. It was at the intersection of U.S. 70 and Old US Hwy 29, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 70. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 6455 Old US Hwy 29, Lexington NC 27295, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Pilgrim Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Site of Pilgrim Reformed Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pilgrim Cemetery Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); John H. Mills (approx. 3.4 miles away); North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx.
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Other markers no longer nearby. Pine Grove Camp (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named John H. Mills (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010
2. Jefferson Davis Marker
The marker is seen here between I-85 S on the left and Caldcleugh Road on the right.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010
3. Jefferson Davis Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010
4. Marker on Caldcleugh Road
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,610 times since then and 61 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
