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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Corapeake in Gates County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic) |
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George Washington
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| | | |  By Laura Troy, October 1, 2007 | |
| | | 1. George Washington Marker | | | Inscription. George Washington owned a tract of land nearby. He surveyed and formed a company to drain a part of the Dismal Swamp, 1763. Erected 1939. (Marker Number A-17.) Location. 36° 29.04′ N, 76° 34.702′ W. Marker is near Corapeake, North Carolina, in Gates County. Marker is on Highway 32 N (North Carolina Route 32) south of Folly Road (County Road 1002), on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corapeake NC 27926, United States of America. Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. First Post Road (approx. 3.5 miles away); North Carolina / Virginia (approx. 4.6 miles away); Nansemond County Virginia (approx. 4.6 miles away in Virginia); William P. Roberts (approx. 11.2 miles away); Gates County Confederate Monument (approx. 11.2 miles away); Gates County Courthouse (approx. 11.2 miles away); North West Canal (approx. 13.8 miles away in Virginia); Glencoe (approx. 13.8 miles away in Virginia). Click for a list of all markers in Corapeake. More about this marker. There is not really any area to park to view this marker. |
| | | |  By Laura Troy, October 1, 2007 | |
| | | 2. George Washington Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on October 2, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 917 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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