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

Thomas J. Jarvis

 
 
Thomas J. Jarvis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 22, 2008
1. Thomas J. Jarvis Marker
Inscription. Governor, 1879 - 1885; Minister to Brazil; U.S. Senator; was born in a house which stood here.
 
Erected 1965 by Archives and Highways Departments. (Marker Number A-6.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
 
Location. 36° 12.348′ N, 75° 51.931′ W. Marker is in Jarvisburg, North Carolina, in Currituck County. Marker is on Caratoke Highway (U.S. 158), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jarvisburg NC 27947, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Caffey's Inlet, U.S. Lifesaving Station No. 5 (approx. 5.4 miles away); Field Research Facility (approx. 6.3 miles away); Powder Ridge Club (approx. 6.6 miles away); Currituck Sound (approx. 8.6 miles away); Wreck Of The Metropolis (approx. 8.8 miles away); Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal (approx. 10.8 miles away); Currituck County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 10.9 miles away); a different marker also named Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal (approx. 10.9 miles away).
 
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1. Library of Congress Biography of Thomas J. Jarvis. (Submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
2. Thomas Jordan Jarvis, 1836-1915. An excerpt from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography edited by William S. Powell. (Submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.) 
 
Thomas J. Jarvis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 22, 2008
2. Thomas J. Jarvis Marker
View is looking west along US 158.
Thomas J. Jarvis Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., July 22, 2008
3. Thomas J. Jarvis Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,145 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.

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