Morganton in Burke County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Broughton Hospital
1. Boughton Hospital Marker
Erected 1989 by NC Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-39.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • 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 1883.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 35° 43.937′ N, 81° 40.326′ W. Marker was in Morganton, North Carolina, in Burke County. It was on South Sterling (State Highway 18) near Hilton Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Morganton NC 28655, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Mountains. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Sacred Dance & the Muses 2004 (approx. one mile away); Etta Baker (approx. one mile away); Jonesboro Historic District (approx. 1.2 miles away); Burke County Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); N.C. School for the Deaf (approx. 1.2 miles away); WWII Burke County Dead (approx. 1.2 miles away); Tate House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers
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Also see . . . June 2009 photo of the marker. (Submitted on November 14, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
November 13, 2016
2. image from NC Markers site
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016
3. vicinity of missing Boughton Hospital Marker
At Hilton St. looking south down Sterling St.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, November 13, 2016
4. vicinity of missing Boughton Hospital Marker
At Security Pl looking north up Sterling St
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 703 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 14, 2016. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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