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Winston-Salem in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Robert B. Glenn

1854-1920

 
 
Robert B. Glenn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 9, 2010
1. Robert B. Glenn Marker
Inscription. Governor, 1905-1909; legislator. Champion of Prohibition and of railroad regulation. Home stood 1 block W.
 
Erected 1952 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-38.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 36° 5.837′ N, 80° 15.214′ W. Marker is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of North Broad Street and West 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winston Salem NC 27101, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what
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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: Agnew Hunter Bahnson House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Salem Waterworks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spruce Street YMCA (approx. Ό mile away); Hotel Zinzendorf (approx. 0.3 miles away); Earline King (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nell Davis Britton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rosemary Harris (approx. 0.3 miles away); Flonnie T. Anderson (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winston-Salem.
 
Also see . . .
1. North Carolina Office of Governor - Governors of North Carolina - Robert Brodnax Glenn. (Submitted on June 7, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
2. Find A Grave page for Robert B. Glenn. (Submitted on September 10, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
 
Additional keywords. Prohibition, temperence
 
Wide view of the Robert B. Glenn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 9, 2010
2. Wide view of the Robert B. Glenn Marker
with the downtown Winston-Salem skyline in the background
Grave of Robert B. Glenn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 9, 2016
3. Grave of Robert B. Glenn
Photo of grave at nearby Salem Cemetery.
Robert B. Glenn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 9, 2016
4. Robert B. Glenn Marker
Photo of grave at nearby Salem Cemetery.
Robert B. Glenn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, September 9, 2016
5. Robert B. Glenn Marker
Photo of grave site at nearby Salem Cemetery.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,032 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.   3, 4, 5. submitted on September 10, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Jul. 10, 2026