Pilot Mountain in Surry County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pilot Mountain
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 29, 2012
1. Pilot Mountain Marker
Erected by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number M-26.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.
Location. 36° 20.56′ N, 80° 27.69′ W. Marker is in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, in Surry County. It is on Pilot Knob Park Road, on the left. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pinnacle NC 27043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prescribed Fire (approx. one mile away); Common High Flyers of Pilot Mountain (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bean Shoals Canal (approx. 2.2 miles away); Reeves Homeplace (approx. 6.7 miles away); In Memory of Lt. John Martin (approx. 7 miles away); Log Home Of Hohanna Jacob And Anna Catherine (Volck) Spaenhauer (approx. 7.6 miles away); Wright Court House Site 1771-1774 / Richmond Court House Site 1774-1789 (approx. 9 miles away); Richmond Hill (approx. 9.9 miles away).
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Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 29, 2012
2. Pilot Mountain Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 29, 2012
3. Pilot Mountain Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 29, 2012
4. Pilot Mountain Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 29, 2012
5. Pilot Mountain
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 29, 2011
6. Pilot Mountain
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, January 29, 2012
7. Pilot Mountain
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 14, 2012
8. Pilot Mountain
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 29, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 8. submitted on April 15, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
