Wake Forest in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

C.C. Crittenden

1902 - 1969

Photographed by John Zadrozny, March 20, 2011

1. C. C. Crittenden Marker

Inscription. Historian, archivist, & editor. Promoted "History for all the people" as head of N. C.'s state historical agency. 1935 - 68. Boyhood home was here.

Erected 1996 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-105.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 35° 59.014′ N, 78° 30.541′ W. Marker is in Wake Forest, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is on N. Main Street 0.1 miles south of W. Walnut Ave., on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wake Forest NC 27587, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

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

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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: The Calvin Jones House and Plantation (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Campus Arch and the Class of 1909 (about 500 feet away); Unearthed and Risen (about 500 feet away); Wake Forest College Birthplace (about 500 feet away); Wake Forest College and Wake Forest University (about 600 feet away); The Railroad and Depot in Wake Forest (about 600 feet away); Wake Forest College and the Old Well (about 600 feet away); The Campus Well (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wake Forest.

Photographed by John Zadrozny, March 20, 2011

2. C. C. Crittenden Marker

View to the north along N. Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2011, by John Zadrozny of Youngsville, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 703 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2011, by John Zadrozny of Youngsville, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.