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Courtney in Yadkin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Thomas L. Clingman

 
 
Thomas L. Clingman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 2, 2012
1. Thomas L. Clingman Marker
Inscription. United States Senator, Confederate General, born at Huntsville, 9 mi. east, 1812. Clingman's Dome, 160 miles west, is named for him.
 
Erected 1964 by NC Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number M-4.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
 
Location. 36° 3.921′ N, 80° 38.479′ W. Marker is in Courtney, North Carolina, in Yadkin County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 601 and Courtney-Huntsville Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 601. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yadkinville NC 27055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Daniel Boone's Trail (approx. 4.9 miles away); Yadkin County War Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Yadkinville (approx. 4.9 miles away); Second Yadkin County Jail (approx. 5 miles away); Historic Huntsville Methodist Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Daniel Boone / Greene and Cornwalis (approx. 7 miles away); Brock Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Shallow Ford (approx. 7.4 miles away).
 
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Another marker is no longer nearby.
Raiding Huntsville (was approx. 6.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Clingman and Stoneman in Huntsville
 
Thomas L. Clingman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 2, 2012
2. Thomas L. Clingman Marker
Thomas L. Clingman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 2, 2012
3. Thomas L. Clingman Marker
Thomas L. Clingman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox
4. Thomas L. Clingman Marker
Thomas L. Clingman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by (undetermined), c. 1861/65
5. Thomas L. Clingman Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 724 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 4, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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