Near Pinnacle in Stokes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bean Shoals Canal
Photographed by Jamie Abel, January 7, 2011
1. Bean Shoals Canal Marker
Erected 1989 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-68.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 18.939′ N, 80° 26.38′ W. Marker is near Pinnacle, North Carolina, in Stokes County. It is on Perch Road 0.2 miles west of U.S. 52, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pinnacle NC 27043, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pilot Mountain (approx. 2.2 miles away); Common High Flyers of Pilot Mountain (approx. 2.8 miles away); Prescribed Fire (approx. 2.8 miles away); Log Home Of Hohanna Jacob And Anna Catherine (Volck) Spaenhauer (approx. 5½ miles away); Reeves Homeplace (approx. 6.9 miles away); Wright Court House Site 1771-1774 / Richmond Court House Site 1774-1789 (approx. 6.9 miles away); In Memory of Lt. John Martin
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Photographed by Jamie Abel, January 7, 2011
2. Bean Shoals Canal Marker
Looking east along Perch Road towards the intersection with U.S. 52.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 14, 2012
3. Bean Shoals Canal Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 864 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2011, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 14, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
