Misenheimer in Stanly County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pfeiffer University

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

1. Pfeiffer University Marker

Inscription. Methodist. Founded as Oberlin Home & School near Lenoir, 1885. Moved here, 1910. Renamed for Pfeiffer family, 1935.

Erected 1997 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number L 73.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 35° 29.048′ N, 80° 17.044′ W. Marker is in Misenheimer, North Carolina, in Stanly County. It is on U.S. 52 0.3 miles east of Wesley Chapel Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48380 US-52, Misenheimer NC 28109, 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.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barringer Mine (approx. 1.3 miles away); Russell-Rufty Shelter (approx. 3.9 miles away); The 19th Century View from the Miller Shaft (approx. 3.9 miles away); Chilean Ore Mill (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Barnhardt Shaft (approx. 3.9 miles away); Gold Hill Jail & English Dry-Stack Rock Wall (approx. 3.9 miles away); Gold Hill, North Carolina Est. 1843 (approx. 3.9 miles away); Gold Hill Mining District (approx. 4 miles away).

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Pfeiffer University Marker looking east in US Hwy 52. Jordan Hall is in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

2. Pfeiffer University Marker looking east in US Hwy 52. Jordan Hall is in the background

Pfeiffer University Marker across US Hwy 52 from Stokes Student Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

3. Pfeiffer University Marker across US Hwy 52 from Stokes Student Center

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.