Gatesville in Gates County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Elsie Riddick
1879-1959
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2024
1. Elsie Riddick Marker
Women's Suffrage leader in NC and the region. Advocate for women and children in the workplace. Grave 1/2 mile west.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. 36° 24.334′ N, 76° 45.173′ W. Marker is in Gatesville, North Carolina, in Gates County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (North Carolina Route 37) and Roberts Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 304 Main 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William P. Roberts (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gates County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); "United We Stand" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reid's Grove School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mary Louise Manley Thompson (approx. 7½ miles away); Dr. Walter Reed (approx. 7½ miles away); Choanoac (approx. 7½ 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 about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2024
2. Wide view of Elsie Riddick Marker
looking North along Main Street. Miller Funeral Home is in the background
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2024
3. Wide view of Elsie Riddick Marker
Looking south towards Roberts Street
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2024
4. Elsie Riddick gravesite at Gatesville Cemetery
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 235 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
