African American Soldier Gold Star

African American Soldier Gold Star is a memorial in High Point Township, Guilford, North Carolina. African American Soldier Gold Star is situated nearby to the park High point Train Station Memorial Plaza, as well as near the railway station High Point Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include High Point station and Truist Point.

High Point station

Railway station

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High Point station is an intermodal transit station in High Point, North Carolina, United States. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while the Broad Avenue Terminal serves as the bus terminus for both High Point Transit System and the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation.

Truist Point

Stadium

Truist Point is a stadium located in High Point, North Carolina and is home to the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and to Carolina Core FC of the MLS NEXT Pro league. Truist Point is situated 2,000 feet west of African American Soldier Gold Star.

Enterprise Building

Building

Photo: Joe Hayworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Enterprise Building is a historic commercial building located at High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built in 1935, and is a three-story, five-bay, brick building with a full cast stone Art Deco-style façade. Enterprise Building is situated 880 feet northwest of African American Soldier Gold Star.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include High Point and Archdale.

High Point

Photo: Design Folly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Point is part of the Piedmont Triad in North Carolina, along with Greensboro and Winston-Salem. High Point is often referred to as the furniture capital of the world due not only to the large number of furniture manufactures in the area, but also because of the International Home Furnishings Markets held each spring and fall.

Archdale

Town

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Archdale is a city in Guilford and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located 15 miles southwest of Greensboro, it is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad metro region. Archdale is situated 3½ miles southeast of African American Soldier Gold Star.

Trinity

Village

Trinity is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2020 census. Trinity is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad metro region. Trinity is situated 4½ miles south of African American Soldier Gold Star.

African American Soldier Gold Star

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “THE HIGH POINT CITY COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGES THE INJUSTICE COMMITTED IN MARCH 1944 BY THE CITY OF HIGH POINT WHEN AFRICAN AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING WORLD WAR II WERE NOT RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. THOUGH MANY YEARS”
Category: historic site
Location: High Point Township, Guilford, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.95767° or 35° 57′ 28″ north

Longitude

-80.00527° or 80° 0′ 19″ west

Open location code

867XXX5V+3V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13731538406

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Highlights include High point Train Station Memorial Plaza and High Point Station.

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