Blowing Rock in Watauga County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Emily Prudden

1832 - 1917

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

1. Emily Prudden Marker

Inscription. Missionary. Founded 15 western N.C. schools including Pfeiffer College forerunner. Her Skyland Institute stood here.

Erected 1991 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 7.287′ N, 81° 40.288′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Business U.S. 321) and Valley Boulevard (U.S. 321), on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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: Maymont (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sunset Manor (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gibbons Residence (approx. 0.4 miles away); Green Park-Norwood Golf Course (approx. 0.4 miles away); Craig Cottage / Knitters Rest (approx. 0.4 miles away); Opicherhoka (approx. half a mile away); The Blowing Rock (approx. 0.6 miles away); Green Park Hotel (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blowing Rock.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stoneman's Raid (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Prudden, Emily C. (Submitted on September 27, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. Emily Prudden 1832-1917.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

2. Emily Prudden Marker

This is the marker's page at the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program. The excerpt is from the Essay found there. (Submitted on August 3, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on August 3, 2023, by Michael Cleary of Salem, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.