Monroe in Union County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

T. Walter Bickett

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2011

1. T. Walter Bickett Marker

Inscription.
Governor, 1917-21, first in state nominated by a Democratic primary. N.C. Attorney General, state legislator. Birthplace was 50 ft. north.

Erected 1955 by North Carolina Archives Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number L-57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 34° 59.009′ N, 80° 32.916′ W. Marker is in Monroe, North Carolina, in Union County. It is at the intersection of East Jefferson Street and North Beasley Street, on the right when traveling west on East Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 East Jefferson Street, Monroe NC 28112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

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

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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: Ferdinand Foch (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union County Revolutionary War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Union County World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away); Union County Confederate Pensioners of Color Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Charters of Freedom (about 500 feet away); World War I Memorial (about 600 feet away); Monroe Rotary Club (about 600 feet away); David F. Houston (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Also see . . . Thomas Walter Bickett. NCpedia website entry (Submitted on December 20, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Wide view of the T. Walter Bickett Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2011

2. Wide view of the T. Walter Bickett Marker

Site of the Bickett Birchplace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2011

3. Site of the Bickett Birchplace

Now a parking lot for First Citizens Bank in downtown Monroe.

T. Walter Bickett image. Click for full size.

via NCpedia, unknown

4. T. Walter Bickett

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 660 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 4. submitted on December 20, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.