Wake Forest in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wake Forest University

Photographed by Brandon Burton, July 18, 2014

1. Wake Forest University Marker

Inscription. Baptist; coeducational. Opened as Wake Forest College, 1834. Moved to Winston-Salem, 1956. university since 1967.

Erected 1967 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number H-68.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 35° 58.778′ N, 78° 30.605′ W. Marker is in Wake Forest, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is at the intersection of Front Street (Alternate U.S. 1) and East Roosevelt Avenue (Business North Carolina Highway 98), on the right when traveling south on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wake Forest NC 27587, 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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: C.C. Crittenden (approx. ¼ mile away); The Calvin Jones House and Plantation (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Railroad and Depot in Wake Forest (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Campus Arch and the Class of 1909 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Unearthed and Risen (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wake Forest College and Wake Forest University (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wake Forest College Birthplace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wake Forest College and the Old Well (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wake Forest.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 22, 2023

2. Wake Forest University Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2014, by Brandon Burton of Raleigh, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 23, 2014, by Brandon Burton of Raleigh, North Carolina. 2. submitted on August 22, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.