Near Scotland Neck in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Whitmel Hill

Photographed By Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010

1. Whitmel Hill Marker

Inscription. Colonel in Revolution. Member of Continental Congress, 1778-1781; of Provincial Congresses; and of state legislature. Grave 125 yds. S.E.

Erected 1951 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number E-48.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 36° 8.878′ N, 77° 25′ W. Marker is near Scotland Neck, North Carolina, in Halifax County. Marker is on U.S. 258, 0.1 miles north of Mary Chapel Road (County Road 1117), on the right when traveling north. The marker is located at the driveway to Old Trinity Episcopal Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4959 US-258, Scotland Neck NC 27874, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Trinity Church (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); W. W. Kitchin (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Claude Kitchin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Prof. George Madison James (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gallberry

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); Kehukee Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); Ram Albemarle (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scotland Neck.

Also see . . . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Hill, Whitmell, (1743 - 1797). (Submitted on May 27, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Wide view of the Whitmel Hill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010

2. Wide view of the Whitmel Hill Marker

The grave site of Whitmel Hill image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2010

3. The grave site of Whitmel Hill

Located in the nearby Old Trinity Episcopal Church graveyard. He was reinterred from the family cemetery, at Hill's Ferry in Martin County, in 1887.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 929 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.