Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Artificial Limbs
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 22, 2014
1. Artificial Limbs Marker
Erected 2004 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-112.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 47.029′ N, 78° 38.5′ 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 Lane Street, on the left when traveling north on North McDowell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 North McDowell Street, 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: Eugenics Board (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); N.C. State Museum of Natural Sciences (about 700 feet away); Seaboard Air Line Railroad WWII Memorial (about 800 feet away); Melville B. Cox (approx. 0.2 miles away); Just Like the Liberty Bell (approx. 0.2 miles
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 22, 2014
2. Artificial Limbs 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 929 times since then and 36 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.
