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

Charles Duncan Mc Iver

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

1. Charles Duncan Mc Iver Marker

Inscription. Charles Duncan
Mc Iver

Educational statesman
* * *
Born 27th September 1860
Died 17th September 1906

( Left Side Marker : )
Founder and first
President of the
State Normal
and
Industrial College
for women

( Right Side Marker : )
“People -
not rocks and rivers
and imaginary boundary
lines – make a statue; and
the state is great just
in proportion as its
people are educated.

( Back Side Marker : )
Erected by
the school children,
the teachers
and his other friends
and admirers
A.D. 1911

Erected 1911.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is September 27, 1860.

Location. 35° 46.811′ N, 78° 38.319′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of North Wilmington Street and New Bern Place, on the left when traveling north on North Wilmington Street. Marker is located on the grounds of the North Carolina Capitol. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 N Wilmington St, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Presidents North Carolina Gave The Nation (a few steps from this

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marker); N.C. Pharmaceutical Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Zebulon Baird Vance (within shouting distance of this marker); N.C. State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Geodetic Survey Stones (within shouting distance of this marker); North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Experimental Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Johnson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Left Side Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

2. Left Side Marker

Right Side Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

3. Right Side Marker

Back Side Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

4. Back Side Marker

Marker at the N.C. Capitol image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

5. Marker at the N.C. Capitol

The Charles Duncan Mc Iver Monument is located near the capitol building, seen in the background.

Charles Duncan Mc Iver Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

6. Charles Duncan Mc Iver Monument

Charles Duncan Mc Iver Statue image. Click for full size.

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7. Charles Duncan Mc Iver Statue

Sculptor's Mark image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

8. Sculptor's Mark

Charles Duncan Mc Iver Monument at the Capitol image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, February 6, 2013

9. Charles Duncan Mc Iver Monument at the Capitol

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on February 11, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.