Mt. Tabor
N 34° 09.041 W 078° 52.367
17S E 696113 N 3780907
Marker is in Tabor City, North Carolina, in Columbus County. Marker is at the intersection of East 5th Street (Business U.S. 701) and Pireway Road (North Carolina Route 904), on the right when traveling south on East 5th Street.
Waymark Code: WM7XFM
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2009
Views: 4
Baptist Church est. here in 1840. Community settled in 1850’s. Railroad terminus located, 1886. Incorporated 1805. Charter changed to Tabor City, 1935. Former “Yam Capital” of the World.
Group that erected the marker: Tabor City Historical Soceity
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
East 5th Street
Tabor City, NC
28463
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