Ridgeview in Hickory in Catawba County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

People & Places

People and Places Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 7, 2024

1. People and Places Marker

Inscription. On the corner of 5th Avenue and 1st Street was Addie Berry's Day Care. This was the first African American licensed day care for working mothers in the Ridgeview community. The home of Ivey Wesley Dula, Sr. was also on this street. He was the first African American Deputy Sheriff in Catawba County. Among other small businesses in the community were Watts Convenience Store, a candy store, a dry cleaners, and funeral homes.

Erected 2024 by City of Hickory.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement • Women.

Location. 35° 43.532′ N, 81° 20.353′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Ridgeview. It is on 1st Avenue Southwest south of 5th Avenue SW, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 518 1st Ave SW W, Hickory NC 28602, 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

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South.

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: Mt. Pisgah Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named People & Places (about 500 feet away); Historic Ridgeview Library (about 600 feet away); Faith & Films (about 600 feet away); Education & Recreation (about 600 feet away); Patterson Building (about 700 feet away); Ridgeview High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Business District (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Ridgeview High School (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

People and Places Marker looking south along 1st Street SW image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 7, 2024

2. People and Places Marker looking south along 1st Street SW

People and Places Marker looking north along 1st Street SW image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 7, 2024

3. People and Places Marker looking north along 1st Street SW

Former home of Ivey Wesley Dula, Sr., first African American deputy sheriff in Catawba County image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 7, 2024

4. Former home of Ivey Wesley Dula, Sr., first African American deputy sheriff in Catawba County

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.