Gibsonville in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1. Votes for Women Marker

Inscription. Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1883-1961. Founder of Palmer Memorial Inst. worked for voting & civil rights for Black women. Lived here.

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 125.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 36° 4.079′ N, 79° 37.429′ W. Marker is in Gibsonville, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Burlington Road (U.S. 70) west of Palmer Farm Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6137 Burlington Rd, Gibsonville NC 27249, 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 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: A different marker also named Canary Cottage (a few steps from this marker); Carrie M. Stone Cottage 1948 (within shouting distance of this marker); Campus Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); The Teachers' Cottages (within shouting distance of this marker); Meditation Altar (within shouting distance of this marker); A New Life for a Historic Campus (within shouting distance of this marker); N.C. Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown (within shouting distance of this marker).

Other markers no longer nearby. Canary Cottage (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1883 - 1961 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near

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

2. Votes for Women Marker

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Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 34 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.