Sedalia in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Carrie M. Stone Cottage 1948

Photographed by Paul Jordan, January 1, 2011

1. Carrie M. Stone Cottage 1948 Marker

Inscription. The Carrie M. Stone Cottage was made possible primarily through the efforts of Brown's longtime friend, Daisy S. Bright. Stone Cottage, named for the wife of Palmer's largest benefactor, Galen L. Stone of Boston, also was called the teachers' cottage. Built in 1948, the structure is similar to the Massachusetts Congregational Women's Cottage. The cottage provided housing for unmarried female teachers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.

Location. 36° 4.081′ N, 79° 37.459′ W. Marker is in Sedalia, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on US Highway 70, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6136 Burlington Road, Sedalia NC 27342, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

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

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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: A New Life for a Historic Campus (within shouting distance of this marker); Canary Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles W. Eliot & Reynoldsd Halls (within shouting distance of this marker); The Teachers' Cottages (within shouting distance of this marker); Votes for Women (within shouting distance of this marker); Introduction & Welcome (within shouting distance of this marker); Campus Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); Meditation Altar (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sedalia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Charles W. Eliot Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Origins of Palmer Memorial Institute (was within shouting distance of this marker

Photographed by Paul Jordan, January 1, 2011

2. Carrie M. Stone Cottage 1948 Marker

but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Canary Cottage (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.