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

Roy Williams

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014

1. Roy Williams Marker

Inscription. National Championship winning college basketball coach for University of North Carolina and Member of Basketball Hall of Fame. Born in 1950 in Marion General Hospital, which stands one block north.

Erected by City of Marion, North Carolina.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 35° 41.196′ N, 82° 0.616′ W. Marker is in Marion, North Carolina, in McDowell County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 70) and New Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. 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: First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lone Beech (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Charters of Freedom (approx. 0.2 miles away); M/Sgt. Shufford Cline Rowe (approx. 0.2 miles away); McDowell County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); McDowell County War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sesquicentennial Testament (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 945 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.