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'CHRISTIAN REID' 1846-1920

'Christian Reid' 1846-1920 is a North Carolina historical marker in Rowan County, dedicated 1939.

Rowan County · dedicated 1939 · US 29/70/NC 150 (South Main Street) alongside Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Salisbury

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Pen name of Frances Fisher Tiernan, author of Land of the Sky and other novels. Her grave is 200 yards N.W.

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