Valdese in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cultivator

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 2, 2025

1. Cultivator Marker

Inscription. You probably have heard your grandparents tell you about having to hoe the grass out of long rows of corn. The Cultivator helped to reduce this labor intensive job by stirring up the soil and killing the grass between the rows. This Cultivator can be width adjusted to fit between the rows.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 35° 44.856′ N, 81° 34.072′ W. Marker is in Valdese, North Carolina, in Burke County. It can be reached from the intersection of Church Street Northwest and Lincoln Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Location is at the Waldensian Trail of Faith Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 399 Church St NW, Valdese NC 28690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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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: Corn Planter (here, next to this marker); Disk Harrow (here, next to this marker); Monument at Sibaud (a few steps from this marker); Church at Ciabas (a few steps from this marker); Drag Harrow (a few steps from this marker); Turning Plow (within shouting distance of this marker); Mower (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument at Chanforan (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valdese.

Closeup of Cultivator image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 2, 2025

2. Closeup of Cultivator

Cultivator and Marker. Museum driveway in background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 2, 2025

3. Cultivator and Marker. Museum driveway in background

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.