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Kittrell in Vance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

The Glass House

 
 
The Glass House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
1. The Glass House Marker
Inscription. Noted winter health resort patronized by Northern hunters and tuberculosis patients. Opened 1871; burned 1893. Site is ˝ mi. W.
 
Erected 1959 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number G-74.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasScience & 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 1871.
 
Location. 36° 13.357′ N, 78° 26.63′ W. Marker is in Kittrell, North Carolina, in Vance County. Marker is on U.S. 1 north of Kittrell College Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4098 US-1, Kittrell NC 27544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kittrell’s Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Kittrell College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kittrell Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Tiny" Broadwick (approx. 5.9 miles away); Harris Meeting House (approx. 7.7 miles away); Corbitt Company (approx. 7.9 miles away); Harriet-Henderson Strike (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kittrell.
 
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The Glass House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 31, 2010
2. The Glass House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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