Elkin in Surry County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Elkin & Alleghany Railway by the 1910 Dam

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2024

1. Elkin & Alleghany Railway by the 1910 Dam Marker

Inscription. While convicts blasted rocks and graded the land, a professional railroad construction company actually laid the rails of the Elkin & Alleghany Railway. The construction company's locomotive is pushing two Southern Railway flatcars up the line in front of the fresh cut through rock on the present Front Street. The dam was the second one for the cotton mill, constructed about 1910.

Erected by Elkin Public Library Endowment (Lin & Ola Hendren Funds), Stone Mountain Trout Unlimited, Patricia & Ken Nicks (Tampco), Greenhill Environmental, Elkin Parks & Recreation Dept., Main Street & Community Manager, Elkin High School, Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 36° 14.639′ N, 80° 51.332′ W. Marker is in Elkin, North Carolina, in Surry County. It can be reached from the intersection of West Main Street and Terrace Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the Overmountain Victory Trail, which branches north from West Main Street between

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Big Elkin Creek and Galloway Memorial Episcopal Church. This portion of the trail can also be reached from the intersection of West Market St and Memorial Park Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 W Main St, Elkin NC 28621, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elkin Manufacturing Company (within shouting distance of this marker); David Allen's Iron Works (within shouting distance of this marker); First Dam on the Elkin Creek (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Elkin Manufacturing Company

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2024

2. Elkin & Alleghany Railway by the 1910 Dam Marker

Overmountain Victory Trail looking toward West Main Street

(about 500 feet away); Elkin & Alleghany Engine 100 (about 500 feet away); Elkin & Alleghany Railroad Depot (about 600 feet away); Elkin & Alleghany Railway Depot (about 600 feet away); Boone Trail Highway (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkin.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2024

3. Elkin & Alleghany Railway by the 1910 Dam Marker

Overmountain Victory Trail looking towards West Market St.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2024

4. Elkin & Alleghany Railway by the 1910 Dam Marker

Looking acts Big Elkin Creek, Elkin Public Library is to the right. Front Street, where the Elkin & Alleghany Railway tracks ran is on the left.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2024

5. 1910 Dam

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 14, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.