Riverfront in Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mary Baker Glover Eddy

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

1. Mary Baker Glover Eddy Marker

Inscription. Founder of Christian Science Church. Spent part of 1844 at Hanover House, 2 blocks west.

Erected 1949 by Archives, Conservation, and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-38.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 34° 14.152′ N, 77° 56.758′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. It is at the intersection of North 3rd St (U.S. 74) and Market Street (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north on North 3rd St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 walking distance of this marker: Confederate Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); The William Allen Cobb Judicial Annex (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Gore Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Cornwallis (within shouting distance of this marker); Beery’s Shipyard

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Atkinson (within shouting distance of this marker); St. James Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. George Davis (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The Mary Baker Eddy Library. (Submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

N 3rd St & Market St (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

2. N 3rd St & Market St (facing north)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,378 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.