Newton in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wilson Warlick
1892-1978
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024
1. Wilson Warlick Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement.
Location. 35° 39.774′ N, 81° 13.836′ W. Marker is in Newton, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is on Southwest Boulevard (Business U.S. 321) 0.1 miles south of Radio Station Road (North Carolina Road 1154), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Catawba County government complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton NC 28658, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Raid Through Western North Carolina (approx. 0.4 miles away); M.L. McCorkle (approx. half a mile away); Catawba County War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Catawba County Confederate Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Old Court House Well (approx. half a mile away); Rutherford's March Tribute (approx. half a mile away); Hoke Smith (approx. 0.6 miles away); Charles H. Mebane (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.
Also see . . . Warlick, Wilson. Wilson Warlick, judge and lawyer, was born in Catawba County, the son of Thomas McCorkle and Martha Elizabeth Wilson Warlick. He spent his entire life in Catawba County, where he owned 300 acres inherited from his great-great-grandfather, Mathew Wilson, a Scottish Presbyterian who obtained the land by a grant from King George II on 3 Oct. 1775. (Kevin B. Haney, Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 1996; via NCpedia) (Submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 3, 2024
2. Wilson Warlick Marker
via Catawba County Historical Museum
3. Judge Wilson Warlick
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 334 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
