Lenoir in Caldwell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Site of Fort Grider
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 22, 2024
1. Site of Ft. Grider Marker
Erected 1925 by Col. Ninian Beall Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
Location. 35° 54.731′ N, 81° 32.576′ W. Marker is in Lenoir, North Carolina, in Caldwell County. It is on Willow Street SW near Harper Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is at the northeast corner of LHS apartment complex atop the brick wall along the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Willow St SW, Lenoir NC 28645, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Smithey's Department Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); United States Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blackwelder Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. James Episcopal Church Labyrinth (approx. ¼ mile away); Raiders in Lenoir (approx. ¼ mile away); Belk's Department Store (approx. ¼ mile away); Davenport College (approx. ¼ mile away); Hog Waller Market in Downtown Lenoir (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lenoir.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Raiders in Lenoir (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Fort Crider (sometimes Grider/Cryder). Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, National Park Service (Submitted on September 23, 2024.)
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 22, 2024
2. Site of Ft. Grider Marker. LHS Apartments in the background
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 22, 2024
3. Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail sign
Ft. Grider stone in background looking towards intersection of Willow Street and Harper Avenue
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
