Statesville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wallace Brothers Herbarium
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
1. Wallace Brothers Herbarium Marker
World renowned supplier of medicinal herbs, barks, berries & roots. Est. by Jewish immigrants, 1871. One block NW until 1942.
Erected 2023 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number M-57.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 35° 46.941′ N, 80° 53.307′ W. Marker is in Statesville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is on West Front Street (U.S. 64) east of South Meeting Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 W Front St, Statesville NC 28677, 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, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: N.C. Association for the Blind (within shouting distance of this marker); Vance Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Iredell County Courthouse (about 400 feet away); U.S. Post Office and Federal Building (about 400 feet away); United Spanish American War Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Images at the Crossroads by Ben Long (about 500 feet away); Statesville in the Civil War (about 500 feet away); Iredell County Confederate Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Statesville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Statesville in the Civil War (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
2. Wallace Brothers Herbarium Marker looking West on W. Front St.
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 14, 2024
3. Wallace Brothers Herbarium Marker looking east on W. Front St.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
