Round Stones In Ground Mark Off Land Exactly
The High Point project places 138 concrete markers along the city perimeter with brass tablets for geodetic control. Each marker ties local land surveys to precise earth coordinates using specialized instruments, enabling accurate plots and reference to a common grid.
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Vickrey
Vickrey Chapel Road
Highway
Guilford Industrial Education Center
Braxton Younts Enterprise
High Point
N. C
Raleigh
Division of Geodetic Survey
N. C. Department of Conservation and Development
P. C. Doran
Doran
Fuller
Old Maude the mare helps lumber crews with logs
In rural Piedmont conditions a white mare named Maude assists her master by snakeing logs from the woods to a truck for mill transport. Her simple commands and lean harness show animal labor still effective beside machinery. The piece also recalls circus elephants and Field Survey markers near High Point as side notes.
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Bering
Maude
Heart Center Speeds Patient Recovery at High Point Memorial
The High Point Memorial Hospital heart center on the fourth floor uses fast access, quiet design, and specialized equipment to reduce patient tension. Nurse head Mrs. Shelton notes rest and calm aid recovery, with motorized beds private rooms and in-room fluoroscope. A $100,000 contribution from Jack Burris helped fund the addition opened in 1958.
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Heart Center
High Point Memorial Hospital
Carl Shelton
Shelton
Jack Burris
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Braxton Younts
Braxton
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
W. c. Fuller
UNC
Kenneth Miller
Ragsdale High School
Clemson
Carolina
Davidson
Piedmont Area Development Assn
Westchester Drive
Burton Street
Joe Moore
Linwood
Hedrick
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Denton
Glenda Holder
Enterprise
Patsy Stewart
Joe Rawhey
Mrs. Carl Shelton