Gatesville in Gates County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
"United We Stand"
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2024
1. United We Stand Marker
The Civil War was a major event in US history that cost the lives of thousands of citizens and left the landscape in ruins. Despite losing the war, there was a movement in the South during the era of Jim Crow to memorialize and honor veterans who sacrificed their lives for the right to secede from the Union while defending the institution of slavery.
The honors given to these veterans in the past do not represent our values as of today. Citizens of Gates County value unity, racial equality, inclusion and acceptance. We are a community who respect and love each other in spite of our cultural, religious and political differences. Being an example of a good citizen and neighbor we look to serve as positive role models for the next generation of young people.
Removing the Confederate Monument will not end racism. Let it serve as a reminder for who we are and who we are not. Hatred has no place in Gates County. In the words of Martin Luther King Jr.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
Erected 2022 by Citizens of Gates County, NC.
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Location. 36° 24.195′ N, 76° 45.185′ W. Marker is in Gatesville, North Carolina, in Gates County. It is at the intersection of Court Street (North Carolina Route 137) and New Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east on Court Street. Located in front of the Gates County Cooperative Extension Office, just west of the Confederate Monument to which this marker refers. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 Court St, Gatesville NC 27938, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2024
2. United We Stand Marker next to the Confederate Monument
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gates County Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); William P. Roberts (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elsie Riddick (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reid's Grove School (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mary Louise Manley Thompson (approx. 7.3 miles away); Dr. Walter Reed (approx. 7.3 miles away); Choanoac (approx. 7.3 miles away); Early Exploration (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatesville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Gates County Courthouse (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
