Ronda in Wilkes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Benjamin Cleveland

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 25, 2012

1. Benjamin Cleveland Marker

Inscription. Colonel in Revolution, Whig leader in battle of Kings Mountain, state legislator. Home was on "The Round About," one mile southwest.

Erected 1955 by NC Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number M-30.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 13.12′ N, 80° 56.63′ W. Marker is in Ronda, North Carolina, in Wilkes County. It is at the intersection of Elkin Highway (State Highway 268) and Chatham Street, on the left when traveling west on Elkin Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ronda NC 28670, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: Richard Allen, Sr. (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Kings Mountain Campaign of 1780 (approx. 5.1 miles away); Surry County Muster Site (approx. 5.2 miles away); Surry Muster Field (approx. 5.2 miles away); First Dam on the Elkin Creek (approx. 5.2 miles away); Elkin & Alleghany Railway by the 1910 Dam

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(approx. 5.2 miles away); Elkin Manufacturing Company (approx. 5.2 miles away); David Allen's Iron Works (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stoneman's Raid (was approx. 3½ miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 25, 2012

2. Benjamin Cleveland Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox

3. Benjamin Cleveland Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 903 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.