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

A. R. Newsome

1894 - 1951

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2011

1. A. R. Newsome Marker

Inscription. Educator, author, editor; Sec'y of N.C. Historical Commission, 1926-35. Birthplace 1 block east.

Erected 1977 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-88.)

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.

Location. 34° 59.565′ N, 80° 22.16′ W. Marker is in Marshville, North Carolina, in Union County. It is on North Elm Street (State Highway 205) 0.1 miles Shady Lane (State Highway 1246), on the right when traveling south. The marker is located adjacent to the Marshville Elementary School driveway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 North Elm Street, Marshville NC 28103, 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

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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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wingate University (approx. 4.3 miles away); Wade-Ins (approx. 8.2 miles away); Camp Sutton (approx. 8.6 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 8.8 miles away); Leonidas L. Polk (approx. 9½ miles away); Robert F. Williams (approx. 9.6 miles away); T. Walter Bickett (approx. 10.2 miles away); Ferdinand Foch (approx. 10.2 miles away).

Wide view of the A. R. Newsome Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2011

2. Wide view of the A. R. Newsome Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.

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