Harmony in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Harmony Hill Camp Meeting
1846
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 2, 2012
1. Harmony Hill Camp Meeting Marker
A two-week camp meeting was organized here as early as 1846 by North Iredell Protestants.
It continues today on the second Sunday in October as a one-day event.
Harmony School is built on the original site.
Erected 1987 by Harmony Junior Historians.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 35° 57.7′ N, 80° 46.32′ W. Marker is in Harmony, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It is at the intersection of Little Wilkesboro Road and Tomlinson Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Little Wilkesboro Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harmony NC 28634, 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Turnersburg Methodist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Colonel Thomas W. Ferebee (approx. 7.8 miles away); James Hall (approx. 8 miles away); Ebenezer Academy (approx. 8 miles away); Windsor's Crossroads (approx. 8.2 miles away); In Honor of Yadkin County Veterans (approx. 8.2 miles away); Flat Rock Baptist Church (approx. 9½ miles away); Boone Tract (approx. 10.2 miles away).
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Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 2, 2012
2. Harmony Hill Camp Meeting Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 2, 2012
3. Harmony Hill Camp Meeting Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 2, 2012
4. Harmony Hill Camp Meeting Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 12, 2024
5. Harmony Elementary School, near the marker, former location of the Camp Meeting
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,236 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 13, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 5. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
