Dempsey Burgess Marker

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Camden in Camden County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Dempsey Burgess

By Laura Troy, October 1, 2007

1. Dempsey Burgess Marker

Inscription. Member of provincial congresses, 1775–1776; lieutenant colonel of militia in Revolution; Congressman, 1795–99. Grave is 7 miles S.E.

Erected 1948 by Archives Conservation and Highway Department. (Marker Number A29.)

Location. 36° 19.656′ N, 76° 10.237′ W. Marker is in Camden, North Carolina, in Camden County. Marker is at the intersection of North Carolina Route 343 and NC Highway 34 North (U.S. 158), on the left on State Route 343. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden NC 27921, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. George Washington (approx. 3.4 miles away); Culpepper’s Rebellion (approx. 3.4 miles away); First School (approx. 3.4 miles away); Joseph C. Price (approx. 3.4 miles away); J. C. B. Ehringhaus (approx. 3.4 miles away); W. O. Saunders (approx. 3.5 miles away); Soybean Processing (approx. 3.5 miles away); Mount Lebanon Church (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 1, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 863 times since then. Photo 1. Submitted on October 1, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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