Uptown in Wadesboro in Anson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Anson County Memorial Fountain
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 24, 2025
1. Anson County Memorial Fountain Marker, Side One
(North facing side)
Erected in honor of Anson County soldiers who served in the World War to preserve the principles and ideals of American independence and to vouchsafe to succeeding generations the sublime truth and the sacred trust of liberty, equality and justice.
(South facing side)
Erected by the Thomas Wade Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution to the memory of our fathers those heroes of 1776, who made this America possible
Erected 1921 by Thomas Wade Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 34° 57.986′ N, 80° 4.595′ W. Memorial is in Wadesboro, North Carolina, in Anson County. It is in Uptown. It is at the intersection of East Wade Street and North Greene Street (North Carolina Route 109/742), on the right when traveling west on East Wade Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 107 E Wade Street, Wadesboro NC 28170, United States of
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Regionally, this memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1900 Total Solar Eclipse (a few steps from this marker); Blind Boy Fuller (within shouting distance of this marker); The Women of the Confederacy (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. Patrick Boggan (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boggan-Hammond House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomas Samuel Ashe (approx. 0.7 miles away); Anson County Training School (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hugh Hammond Bennett (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wadesboro.
More about this memorial. The water fountain is inoperable.
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 24, 2025
2. Anson County Memorial Fountain Marker, Side Two
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 24, 2025
3. Full view of the Anson County Memorial Fountain looking north
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 24, 2025
4. Full view of Anson County Memorial Fountain Marker looking South
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
