Near Maxton in Robeson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Floral College

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010

1. Floral College Marker

Inscription. One of earliest colleges for women in the South, 1841-78. Centre Presbyterian Church, formerly the college chapel, is 150 yards north.

Erected 1941 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number I-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 34° 46.723′ N, 79° 19.082′ W. Marker is near Maxton, North Carolina, in Robeson County. It is at the intersection of Red Springs Road (State Highway 71) and Oxedine School Road (State Highway 1312), on the left when traveling east on Red Springs Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Maxton NC 28364, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Angus W. McLean (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Glider Pilots (approx. 3.1 miles away); Maxton War Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Maxton Alma Railroad Bell (approx. 3.3 miles away); Town of Shoe Heel / Carolina Methodist College (approx. 3.4 miles away); Carolina College

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(approx. 3½ miles away); Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base (approx. 3.8 miles away); “Battle of Hayes Pond” (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maxton.

Wide view of the Floral College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010

2. Wide view of the Floral College Marker

Looking South with the Angus W. McLean marker across Red Springs Road

Centre Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 7, 2010

3. Centre Presbyterian Church

The former chapel and Steward's House (left) of Floral College remain in use still today.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,235 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.