Marion in McDowell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pleasant Gardens
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
1. Pleasant Gardens Marker
Erected 1991 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-4.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 42.321′ N, 82° 2.061′ W. Marker is in Marion, North Carolina, in McDowell County. It is on U.S. 70 0.1 miles west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 221), on the right when traveling west. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carson House (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Carson House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lone Beech (approx. 1.8 miles away); Roy Williams (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); The Charters of Freedom (approx. 2.1 miles away); M/Sgt. Shufford Cline Rowe (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014
2. Pleasant Gardens-Residence
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 851 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
