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J.G. Arends

 
 
J.G. Arends Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
1. J.G. Arends Marker
Inscription. Native German, pioneer teacher and minister, ordained 1775, first president of the N.C. Lutheran Synod, 1803. Grave a few yds. east.
 
Erected 1953 by Archives Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number O-45.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial EraReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
 
Location. 35° 28.178′ N, 81° 15.362′ W. Marker is in Lincolnton, North Carolina, in Lincoln County. It is on South Aspen Street south of Church Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincolnton NC 28092, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western 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: "Old White Church" Cemetery / " Old White Church " (a few steps from this marker); Emmanuel Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hiram R. Revels (about 600 feet away); Frank Beal House (about 600 feet away); North State Hotel (about 700
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feet away); Rufus Z. Johnston (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial Plaza (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincolnton.
 
J.G. Arends Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
2. J.G. Arends Marker
Arends gravesite image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
3. Arends gravesite
Rev. J.G. Arends grave image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
4. Rev. J.G. Arends grave
Hannah Arends grave image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 9, 2011
5. Hannah Arends grave
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 10, 2011, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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