Biddleville in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Johnson C. Smith University

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, December 26, 2024

1. Johnson C. Smith University Marker

Inscription. Est. in 1867 as Biddle Memorial Institute for freedmen. Became a university, 1877. Present name adopted in 1923.

Erected 2022 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-101.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the South Carolina Historical Markers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 35° 14.671′ N, 80° 51.453′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Biddleville. It is at the intersection of Beatties Ford Road and Dixon Street, on the right when traveling north on Beatties Ford Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Beatties Ford Rd, Charlotte NC 28216, 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.

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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: George E. Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Farmers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ranaleburg Riflemen (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mecklenburg County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mecklenburg County Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Charlotte Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mecklenburg Beauregards (approx. 0.9 miles away); North Carolina Military Institute / Gen. D.H. Hill School (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, December 26, 2024

2. Johnson C. Smith University Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2026

3. Johnson C. Smith University Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2024, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 181 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2024, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. 3. submitted on January 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.