Near Raeford in Hoke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Edenborough Medical College

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010

1. Edenborough Medical College Marker

Inscription. Early medical school, chartered 1867, conducted by Dr. Hector McLean. Closed c. 1877. Stood one-half mile south.

Erected 1954 by North Carolina Archives Conservation and Highway Department. (Marker Number I-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 34° 58.518′ N, 79° 14.282′ W. Marker is near Raeford, North Carolina, in Hoke County. It is at the intersection of Laurinburg Drive (U.S. 401) and Harris Avenue (Business U.S. 401), on the left when traveling west on Laurinburg Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Raeford NC 28376, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Monroe’s Crossroads (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 2.6 miles away); McPhaul’s Mill (approx. 6.4 miles away); State Sanatorium (approx. 8½ miles away); Temperance Hall (approx. 9.7 miles away); John Charles McNeill (approx. 9.7 miles away); Gerald Johnson (approx. 9.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raeford.

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Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010

2. Wide view of the Edenborough Medical College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 977 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.