Pine Ridge in Surry County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hardin Taliaferro

1811-1875

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 21, 2012

1. Hardin Taliaferro Marker

Inscription. Humorist, minister, and editor. Wrote Fisher's River Scenes (1859), a collection of folk tales with local settings. He was born 2 miles N.W.

Erected 1993 by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number M-51.)

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

Location. 36° 29.951′ N, 80° 43.021′ W. Marker is in Pine Ridge, North Carolina, in Surry County. It is at the intersection of Pine Street (Route 89) and Pine Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Airy NC 27030, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (approx. 4½ miles away); Richard Milton Strauser (approx. 4.7 miles away in Virginia); The Crooked Road (approx. 4.7 miles away in Virginia); James A. Williams, Jr. (approx. 4.7 miles away in Virginia); 90 MM Gun Tank M47 Patton (approx. 5.7 miles away); Eng and Chang Bunker

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(approx. 5.8 miles away); Rufus Haymore House (approx. 6 miles away); R. R. Galloway House (approx. 6 miles away).

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 21, 2012

2. Hardin Taliaferro Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 21, 2012

3. Hardin Taliaferro Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, April 21, 2012

4. Hardin Taliaferro Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.