Sanford in Lee County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lee County Court Bell

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 16, 2024

1. Lee County Court Bell Memorial

Inscription. Restored in honor of bicentennial July 4, 1976

Erected by Lee County Commissioners.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.

Location. 35° 28.073′ N, 79° 9.81′ W. Memorial is in Sanford, North Carolina, in Lee County. It can be reached from South Horner Boulevard (Business U.S. 421) near Courtland Drive. The memorial stands northwest of the Lee County Historic Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1400 S Horner Blvd, Sanford NC 27330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Robert E. Lee (within shouting distance of this marker); A.A.F Seawell (approx. one mile away); Buffalo Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Charles D. McIver (approx. 5.1 miles away); Broadway, N.C. (approx. 6.2 miles away); Egypt Coal Mine (approx. 6.9 miles away); Endor Iron Works (approx. 6.9 miles away); Coal Glen Mine Disaster (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sanford.

More about this memorial. The memorial is located next to the courthouse parking lot, accessible from Elm Street.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 16, 2024

2. Lee County Court Bell Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.