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Piedmont Wagon Company

 
 
Piedmont Wagon Company Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, December 28, 2018
1. Piedmont Wagon Company Marker
Inscription. Manufacturer of horse-drawn wooden wagons. At peak capacity produced 1000 per month. Operated from 1880 to 1940s ⅒ mile north.
 
Erected 2001 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number O-80.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
 
Location. 35° 43.842′ N, 81° 21.243′ W. Marker is in Hickory, North Carolina, in Catawba County. Marker is at the intersection of 1st Avenue Southwest and 10th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling west on 1st Avenue Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hickory NC 28601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Piedmont Wagon Factory (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); T. Manley Whitener House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Joseph L. Murphy House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elwood W. Walton House (approx. 0.4 miles away); DeWitt W. Poe House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dr. James Whaley House (approx. 0.4 miles away); John F. Miller House (approx. half a mile away); George W. Raby House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hickory.
 
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Piedmont Wagon Company Marker looking toward intersection of 10th St SW and 1st Ave SW image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, December 28, 2018
2. Piedmont Wagon Company Marker looking toward intersection of 10th St SW and 1st Ave SW
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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