Thomasville in Davidson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

John W. Thomas

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013

1. John W. Thomas Marker

Inscription. Site of the home place of
John W. Thomas
Founder of the city of
Thomasville, 1857
"John W. Thomas, the founder of Thomasville, lived in “a grand mansion” in the center of town, across the street from the town commons. The house was far back from the street and surrounded by oaks, cedars, some cherry trees and an iron picket fence."
—From 1921 Chairtown news article

Erected 2004 by Thomasville Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 35° 52.967′ N, 80° 4.967′ W. Marker is in Thomasville, North Carolina, in Davidson County. It is on West Main Street west of Salem Street (North Carolina Highway 109), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 W Main St, Thomasville NC 27360, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomasville (within shouting distance of this marker); Smith Clinic (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Thomasville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Thomasville City Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away);

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Mitchell House (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named John W. Thomas (approx. 2.8 miles away); John H. Mills (approx. 3.3 miles away); North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thomasville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. John H. Mills (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 17, 2013

2. John W. Thomas Marker

Distant shot of the marker which is on the side of a store facing Main Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,013 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.