Mebane in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Alexander Mebane
Photographed By Paul Jordan, March 19, 2010
1. Alexander Mebane Marker
Erected 1951 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number G-54.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
Location. 36° 5.744′ N, 79° 15.977′ W. Marker is in Mebane, North Carolina, in Alamance County. Marker is at the intersection of North 5th Street (U.S. 70) and South 5th Street (North Carolina Route 119), on the right when traveling east on North 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 N 5th St, Mebane NC 27302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. White Furniture (a few steps from this marker); Trading Path (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bingham School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hawfields Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Bingham School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Charles Richard Drew (approx. 5 miles away); Thomas H. Benton (approx. 5.2 miles away); W. Kerr Scott (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mebane.
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Regarding Alexander Mebane. Alexander Mebane, Jr. (November 26, 1744 to July 5, 1795) served as sheriff of Orange County in 1777.
He served as an officer during the American Revolutionary War and fought at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, March 15, 1781.
On September 12, 1781, Mebane narrowly escaped a tory raid at Hillsborough, N.C. The raid was lead by David Fanning. He spread the word about the attack, then joined the militia forces that attacked Fanning's men at the Battle of Lindley's Mill.
Mebane was elected to the General Assembly and served as auditor of the Hillsborough Constitutional Convention of 1788 and the Fayetteville Convention of 1789.
Mebane served on the first board of trustees of the University of North Carolina. In 1792, he served on the committee that chose New Hope Chapel Hill as the site for a new school. Mebane helped lay the first cornerstone of the new campus, October 12, 1793.
Also in 1793, Mebane was elected to the Third Congress of the United States. He served in Congress from 1793 to 1795, at Philadelphia.
The town of Mebane is named in his honor.
Also see . . . Alexander Mebane - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on March 23, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
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Photographed By Paul Jordan, March 19, 2010
2. Alexander Mebane Marker
Facing west at the intersection of US Highway 70 and NC Highway 119, in downtown Mebane, N.C.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. This page has been viewed 1,670 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on May 10, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2010, by Paul Jordan of Burlington, N. C., U. S. A.. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
