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

Pleasant Gardens

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 19, 2014

1. Pleasant Gardens Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Home of Joseph McDowell (1758-1795), soldier and physician. Officer at the Battle of Kings Mountain.

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. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 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); Roy Williams (approx. 1.9 miles away); M/Sgt. Shufford Cline Rowe (approx. 2.1 miles away); McDowell County Courthouse

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Daniel Kanipe (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cathey's Fort (approx. 6.4 miles away); "What Happened To Our School?" (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.

Pleasant Gardens-Residence image. Click for full size.

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 526 times since then and 64 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.