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Marion in McDowell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Daniel Kanipe

1853-1926

 
 
Daniel Kanipe Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
1. Daniel Kanipe Marker
Inscription. Survived Battle of Little Bighorn, 1876. A soldier in 7th U.S. cavalry, he witnessed defeat of Geo. A. Custer. Lived here.
 
Erected 2011 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-50.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
 
Location. 35° 40.679′ N, 82° 0.14′ W. Marker is in Marion, North Carolina, in McDowell County. It is on Rutherford Road (Business U.S. 221) near Vale Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marion NC 28752, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also 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 walking distance of this marker: St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sesquicentennial Testament (approx. 0.4 miles away); McDowell County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); McDowell County War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); M/Sgt. Shufford Cline Rowe (approx. half a mile away); The Charters of Freedom (approx. half a mile away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.
 
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Daniel Kanipe Residence image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
2. Daniel Kanipe Residence
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,147 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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