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

Education & Recreation

Education and Recreation Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 7, 2024

1. Education and Recreation Marker

Inscription. The current Ridgeview Branch Library had its grand opening on June 20, 1998. In 2020, to meet the demand for more technology and more space, this building was renovated by the City of Hickory. The expansion included a 100-seat meeting room, a group study room, increased seating and computer space, new technologies like 3D printing, and modifying existing space. Next door to the library is the Ridgeview Recreation Center, which had once been home to the Community Center. Here is where many concerts and activities were held and plenty of memories were made.

Erected 2024 by City of Hickory.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1998.

Location. 35° 43.429′ N, 81° 20.371′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. It is in Ridgeview. It is at the intersection of 7th Avenue Southwest and 1st Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east on 7th Avenue Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 706 1st St SW, Hickory NC 28602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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,

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: People & Places (within shouting distance of this marker); Mt. Pisgah Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named People & Places (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ridgeview High School (about 700 feet away); The History of Ridgeview (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Ridgeview Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Faith & Films (approx. ¼ mile away); Patterson Building (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Ridgeview High School (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Education and Recreation Marker. Ridgeview Library in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 7, 2024

2. Education and Recreation Marker. Ridgeview Library in background

Education and Recreation Marker. Intersection of 7th Avenue SW and 1st Street SW image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 7, 2024

3. Education and Recreation Marker. Intersection of 7th Avenue SW and 1st Street SW

Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 7, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.