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Wagram in Scotland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Gerald Johnson

1890-1980

 
 
Gerald Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
1. Gerald Johnson Marker
Inscription. Journalist and author. Progressive observer of the South and politics. Moved to Baltimore in 1926. Born 1 mile E.
 
Erected 2005 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-85.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicCommunications. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
 
Location. 34° 53.093′ N, 79° 22.133′ W. Marker is in Wagram, North Carolina, in Scotland County. It is on Main Street south of Second Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23100 Main Street, Wagram NC 28396, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Charles McNeill (here, next to this marker); Temperance Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Wagram (approx. 1.1 miles away); Spring Hill Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 6 miles away); World War II Glider Pilots (approx. 6.1 miles away); Old Laurel Hill Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); a different marker also named Sherman's March (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wagram.
 
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Gerald Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
2. Gerald Johnson Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 19, 2026