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China Grove in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Griffith Rutherford

ca. 1721-1805

 
 
Griffith Rutherford Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 17, 2013
1. Griffith Rutherford Marker
Inscription. Militia general. He led expedition against the Cherokee, 1776. Colonial & state official. Lived nearby on Grant's Creek.
 
Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-21.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraGovernment & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
 
Location. 35° 34.694′ N, 80° 33.901′ W. Marker is in China Grove, North Carolina, in Rowan County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 29) and North Main Street (U.S. 29A), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: China Grove NC 28023, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rural Free Delivery (here, next to this marker); China Grove Roller Mill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Francis Locke (approx. 5.4 miles away); Samuel McCorkle (approx. 5.6 miles away); Granville Grant (approx. 5.7 miles away); Matthew Locke (approx. 6.2 miles away); Thyatira Church (approx. 6.2 miles away); Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in China Grove.
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Griffith Rutherford Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 17, 2013
2. Griffith Rutherford Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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