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Thomasville in Davidson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

John H. Mills

 
 
John H. Mills Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013
1. John H. Mills Marker
Inscription. First head of Oxford Orphanage (1873-1884) and Thomasville Baptist Orphanage (Mills Home), president Oxford Female College. Grave 100 yds. S.
 
Erected 1979 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-32.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesCharity & Public WorkEducationReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 35° 52.629′ N, 80° 8.472′ W. Marker was in Thomasville, North Carolina, in Davidson County. It was on U.S. 70 0.3 miles south of Shuler Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Thomasville NC 27360, 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: A different marker also named John H. Mills (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mitchell House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Thomasville
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(approx. 3.3 miles away); John W. Thomas (approx. 3.3 miles away); Smith Clinic (approx. 3.4 miles away); Thomasville City Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); a different marker also named Thomasville (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomasville.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Pine Grove Camp (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Jefferson Davis (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker Near This Location also titled "John H. Mills".
 
John H. Mills Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013
2. John H. Mills Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on May 8, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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