Mount Gilead in Montgomery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
O.C. Bruton Store
Later Peidmont Grocery & Market
| | c. 1910 | |
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, September 3, 2010
1. O.C. Bruton Store Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Deptartment of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 35° 12.937′ N, 80° 0.143′ W. Marker is in Mount Gilead, North Carolina, in Montgomery County. It is on North Main Street north of East Allenton Street (North Carolina Highway 731), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 North Main Street, Mount Gilead NC 27306, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Williams Barber Shop (a few steps from this marker); Ross & Ingram Grocery (a few steps from this marker); A.S. McRae Building (a few steps from this marker); Ingram McAulay Hardware & Furniture (within shouting distance of this marker); McAulay Bros. Store (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town Creek (about 400 feet away); Haywood Motor Company (about 400 feet away); Edmund DeBerry (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Gilead.
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Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, September 3, 2010
2. O.C. Bruton Store Marker
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, September 3, 2010
3. Store Fronts
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
