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Edward R. Murrow

1908 - 1965

 
 
Edward R. Murrow Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
1. Edward R. Murrow Marker
Inscription. Pioneer in Broadcast Journalism and Guilford County Native
 
Erected 1970 by Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and Cumberland Development Corporation; sculpture by Ogden Deal.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCommunications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.
 
Location. 36° 4.55′ N, 79° 47.21′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Lindsay Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Lindsay Street. Located in Mary Lynn Richardson Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. 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
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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: Lindsay Street School (a few steps from this marker); Christian Isley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis McNairy House (within shouting distance of this marker); O Henry's Family (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richardson Civic Center (about 500 feet away); Confederate Hospital (about 500 feet away); Sit-Ins (approx. Ό mile away); Mount Hecla Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
Edward R. Murrow Sculpture image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
2. Edward R. Murrow Sculpture
Edward R. Murrow Marker and Sculpure image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
3. Edward R. Murrow Marker and Sculpure
Edward R. Murrow Marker and Sculpure image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
4. Edward R. Murrow Marker and Sculpure
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 905 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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