Salisbury in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Food Lion, Inc.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023

1. Food Lion, Inc. Marker

North Carolina History Project website entry:
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Inscription.
Founded here in 1957 by Brown Ketner, Ralph Ketner, and Wilson Smith. Now a major U. S. supermarket chain.

Erected 1990 by Food Lion, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.

Location. 35° 41.161′ N, 80° 28.952′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County. It is at the intersection of Mahaley Avenue and West Innes Street, on the right when traveling east on Mahaley Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1850 W Innes St, Salisbury NC 28144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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

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are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Setzer School (within shouting distance of this marker); Catawba College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); All Gave Some, Some Gave All (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial Helicopter and Tree (approx. half a mile away); Joseph Charles Price High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Monroe Street School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Joseph C. Price (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stoneman’s Raid (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The Town That Built Food Lion. It was 1957. Three Salisbury men wanted to start a new grocery chain, but they couldn’t scrape together enough money to open the first store. (Mark Wineka, Our State magazine, September 2012) (Submitted on January 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Food Lion, Inc. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023

2. Food Lion, Inc. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.