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

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Athletic Field

Photographed by Paul Jordan, January 1, 2011

1. Athletic Field Marker

Inscription.
Palmer students always enjoyed baseball. Team photographs appeared in school bulletins as early as 1916. The field’s original orientation placed home plate and a wooden backstop at the corner of Palmer Farm Road and the highway.

In 1997, Whitsett resident Boyd Toben donated funds to restore the baseball diamond for community youth teams. The restoration relocated home plate and added fencing and bleachers to accommodate today’s baseball and softball teams. It was named for Charles W. Bundrige, Palmer coach, teacher, and fourth president.

Charles W. Bundrige (1921-1997) joined Palmers faculty in 1952. Bundrige graduated from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and served in the 183rd Engineer Combat Army Battalion during World War II. Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown hired him while he attended graduate school at Duquesne University in Pennsylvania. He taught history and physical education and coached all the boys’ sports. He later served as the school’s business manager and as president until the school closed in 1971.

Bundrige’s commitment to Palmer Memorial Institute continued when he helped establish

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the campus as a North Carolina State Historic Site and served as vice-president of the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Historical Foundation, the site’s private, non-profit support group.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 36° 3.985′ N, 79° 37.232′ W. Marker was in Sedalia, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It was at the intersection of US Highway 70 and Palmer Farm Road on US Highway 70. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Sedalia NC 27342, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it

Photographed by Paul Jordan, January 1, 2011

2. Athletic Field Marker

found 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 location: McLean House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Athletics (about 400 feet away); Galen Stone Dormitory & Massachusetts Congregational Cottage (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Kimball Hall (about 600 feet away); Tea House (about 600 feet away); Science at Palmer & Stouffer Hall (about 700 feet away); Devastating Fire (about 700 feet away); Palmer Memorial Institute (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sedalia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Galen L. Stone Hall 1927 (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Bell Tower (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Kimball Hall (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 1,157 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2011, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.