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. Marker 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.
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); N.C. School for the Deaf (approx. 1.2 miles away); Tate House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Our Confederate Soldiers (approx. 1.3 miles away); Morganton (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morganton.
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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 528 times since then and 13 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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