Hot Springs in Madison County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Paint Rock
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 27, 2009
1. Paint Rock Marker
Erected 1950 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number P-27.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 35° 53.614′ N, 82° 49.273′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, North Carolina, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Bridge Street and U.S. 25 on Bridge Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 496 Silvermine Rd, Hot Springs NC 28743, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hot Springs (approx. Ό mile away); Warm Springs Hotel (approx. Ό mile away); Old Red Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Hot Springs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dorland - Bell Institute (approx. 0.4 miles away); Balladry (approx. half a mile away); "Shelton Laurel Massacre"
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Robert E. Lee (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,543 times since then and 34 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 9, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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