Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Eugenics Board
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 22, 2014
1. Eugenics Board Marker
Erected 2009 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-116.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 35° 46.938′ N, 78° 38.503′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North McDowell Street (U.S. 70/401) and West Jones Street, on the left when traveling north on North McDowell Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Raleigh NC 27603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. 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 walking distance of this marker: Melville B. Cox (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Artificial Limbs (about 500 feet away); N.C. State Museum of Natural Sciences (about 600 feet away); First Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); State of North Carolina Labor Building (about 700 feet away); North Carolina Medical Board (about 700 feet away); North Carolina Bar Association
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Also see . . . Eugenics Board of North Carolina. Wikipedia (Submitted on October 8, 2014.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 22, 2014
2. Eugenics Board Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,616 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
