Kernersville in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pinnix Drug Store Building

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 16, 2024

1. Pinnix Drug Store Building Marker

Inscription. J.M. Neighbor Pinnix founded Pinnix Drug Store on this site in 1904. Originally a wooden structure, the Sapp Store, this Brick Building was erected circa 1925 with additions constructed in the 1930s and 1950s. Until its closing in 1986, Pinnix Drug Store remained "The center of activity in Kernersville" for over 80 years and 3 generations: J.M. "Neighbor" Pinnix; his sons, J.M. Pinnix, Jr. and Joe Leak Pinnix, Sr.; and, his Grandsons, Johnny (J.M. III) Pinnix and Joe Leak Pinnix, Jr.

Law Offices of John G. Wolfe, III have renovated and occupied portions of this building since 1973, and have occupied the Pinnix Drug Store's former location since 1986.

Erected 2013.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 36° 7.179′ N, 80° 4.389′ W. Marker is in Kernersville, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street and East Mountain Rad, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 S Main Street, Kernersville NC 27284, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bank of Kernersville (within shouting distance of this marker); John King Building

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Dobson's Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to the Memory (within shouting distance of this marker); Tobacco Barns in North Carolina (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Railroad Street Mural (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kerner Tannery (approx. ¼ mile away); 48 Star Flag - 1912 (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kernersville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stuart Motor Company (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 16, 2024

2. Pinnix Drug Store Building Marker

Full view Pinnix Drug Store Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 16, 2024

3. Full view Pinnix Drug Store Building

Rear side of Pinnix Drug Store Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 16, 2024

4. Rear side of Pinnix Drug Store Building

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 311 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.