Kittrell in Vance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Glass House
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
1. The Glass House Marker
Erected 1959 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number G-74.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • 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 1871.
Location. 36° 13.357′ N, 78° 26.63′ W. Marker is in Kittrell, North Carolina, in Vance County. It is on U.S. 1 north of Kittrell College Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4098 US-1, Kittrell NC 27544, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kittrell’s Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Kittrell College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kittrell Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Tiny" Broadwick (approx. 5.9 miles away); Ben E. King (approx. 7.4 miles away); Henderson City Center (approx. 7.6 miles away); Vance County World War II Memorial (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kittrell.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
2. The Glass House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,390 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
