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

Lunsford Richardson

1854-1919

 
 
Lunsford Richardson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish, May 10, 2010
1. Lunsford Richardson Marker
Inscription. A pharmacist and entrepreneur, he created Vicks VapoRub in 1894 while operating a drugstore 150 yards north.
 
Erected 2010 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number J-112.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceScience & 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 1894.
 
Location. 36° 4.221′ N, 79° 47.433′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of South Elm Street and West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on South Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 238 S Elm St, Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Original Methodist Church / Former Methodist Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Albion Tourgee (about 400 feet away); The Underground Railroad (about 400 feet away); Henry Frye (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Lunsford Richardson (about 500 feet away); Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement
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(about 500 feet away); The Trial Of Benjamin Benson (about 500 feet away); O. Henry (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
Lunsford Richardson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2010
2. Lunsford Richardson Marker
Wide view of the Lunsford Richardson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Crumlish, May 10, 2010
3. Wide view of the Lunsford Richardson Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,316 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1. submitted on May 20, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.   2. submitted on August 22, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   3. submitted on May 20, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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