Salisbury in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Harry Cowan

1810 – 1904

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010

1. Harry Cowan Marker

Inscription. Baptist minister vital to growth of church in N.C. Founder of Mount Zion Church (1867), which is one block W.

Erected 2006 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-106.)

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

Location. 35° 40.218′ N, 80° 27.983′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County. It is on N Main Street (U.S. 70) when traveling north. Marker is located on N Main Street between W Kerr Street and W Cemetery Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salisbury NC 28144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

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 walking distance of this marker: Stoneman’s Raid (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Zion Baptist Church (about 400 feet away); Lynching in America / Lynching of African Americans in Rowan County (about 700 feet away); Old Lutheran Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Salisbury Arsenal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rowan County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Salisbury Confederate Memorial

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Elizabeth Maxwell Steele (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.

Marker in Salisbury image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010

2. Marker in Salisbury

Soldiers Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010

3. Soldiers Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church

Harry Cowan founded this church located just west of the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.