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Green Valley in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

The Student

 
 
The Student Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013
1. The Student Marker
Inscription.
Representative of the young men who attended the David Caldwell Academy located on this land during 1770 to 1811. Inspired by this diligent educator, their leadership was influential in the development of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina and beyond.
Sculptor - Janos Farkas

 
Erected 1979 by Greensboro Beautiful, Inc.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.
 
Location. 36° 5.55′ N, 79° 50.59′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Green Valley. It can be reached from West Cornwallis Drive. Located in the David Caldwell Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro NC 27410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. 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, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rachel Caldwell (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); David Caldwell D.D. (about 600 feet away); David Caldwell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camp Stokes (approx. 1.6 miles away); Guilford College Woods (approx. 1.7 miles away); Masonic Home (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named David Caldwell (approx. 2.1 miles away); University of N.C. at Greensboro (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
The Student Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013
2. The Student Marker
Caldwell Log College image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013
3. Caldwell Log College
David Caldwell Log College, Inc plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013
4. David Caldwell Log College, Inc plaque
other contributors to the park at-large
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 20, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Nov. 12, 2026