Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Underground Railroad

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

1. Underground Railroad Marker

Inscription.
An informal secret network of blacks and whites provided food, clothing, shelter, and guidance for fugitive slaves. “Passengers,” often guided by “conductors,” traveled along routes that included “stations” or safe places. A station located in the woods near New Garden Meetinghouse connected Greensboro and Richmond, Indiana. Around 1819, assisted by Quaker Vestral Coffin and a slave named Sol, John Dimery was the first known passenger from Guilford County.Erected by the Greensboro Sit-In 40th Anniversary Committee
February 1, 2000

Erected 2000 by Greensboro Sit-In 40th Anniversary Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1947.

Location. 36° 5.388′ N, 79° 53.249′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on W Friendly Avenue west of George White Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the Guilford College campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5715 W Friendly Ave, Greensboro NC 27410, 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 Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Levi Coffin (a few steps from this marker); Guilford College (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Gurney Cannon (about 300 feet away); New Garden Friends Meeting (about 600 feet away); 1757 New Garden Land Purchase (approx. 0.2 miles away); Randall Jarrell (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Revolutionary Oak (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle of New Garden (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

2. Underground Railroad Marker

Marker at Guilford College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

3. Marker at Guilford College

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,540 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on May 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.