Blackburn near Newton in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

1. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker

Inscription. Organized before 1797 by German settlers from Pennsylvania. Present building, erected 1950, stands 2½ miles south.

Erected 1960 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number O-55.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 35° 37.425′ N, 81° 19.3′ W. Marker is near Newton, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Blackburn. It is at the intersection of Hickory Lincolnton Highway (State Highway 10) and Hickory Lincolnton Road (County Highway 1008), on the right when traveling east on Hickory Lincolnton Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3624 Hickory Lincolnton Hwy, Newton NC 28658, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lieutenant John Hoyle (approx. 1.7 miles away); Grace Union Church Reformed and Lutheran (approx. 1.7 miles away); Startown School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Pottery Industry (approx. 5.3 miles away); Catawba College (approx. 5.7 miles away); Old St. Paul's Lutheran Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Lutheran Church Tablet (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

2. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

3. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 6, 2020

4. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

Grace Lutheran Church Monument signifying its founding date in 1797 with Grace Reformed image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 23, 2024

5. Grace Lutheran Church Monument signifying its founding date in 1797 with Grace Reformed

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 23, 2024

6. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church cornerstone

Inscription: 1797-1941 (the tenure of its collaboration with Grace Reformed Church across the street at Grace Union)

Photographed by Mark Parker, November 23, 2024

7. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church cornerstone

Inscription: Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church destroyed by fire March 7, 1948 Rebuilt - 1948-1950

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on November 26, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 24, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 23, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.