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Marshall in Madison County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Frances Goodrich

1856 - 1944

 
 
Frances Goodrich Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 27, 2009
1. Frances Goodrich Marker
Inscription. Missionary and teacher. Her Allanstand Cottage Industries promote the revival of Appalachian handicrafts. Lived here.
 
Erected 1989 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-73.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEducationReligion & Religious StructuresWomen. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 58.012′ N, 82° 45.176′ W. Marker is in Marshall, North Carolina, in Madison County. It is on North Carolina 208. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6259 Hwy 208, Marshall NC 28753, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Shelton Laurel Massacre" (approx. 2.3 miles away); Paint Rock (approx. 6.4 miles away); Warm Springs Hotel (approx. 6.4 miles away); Hot Springs (approx. 6½ miles away); Old Red Bridge (approx. 6½ miles away); a different marker also named Hot Springs (approx. 6.6 miles away); Dorland - Bell Institute (approx. 6.7 miles away); Balladry (approx. 6.8 miles away).
 
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Frances Goodrich Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 27, 2009
2. Frances Goodrich Marker
Frances Goodrich Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 18, 2023
3. Frances Goodrich Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,323 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   3. submitted on October 22, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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