Laurinburg in Scotland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edwin Gill
18991978
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 18, 2017
1. Edwin Gill Marker
Erected 2014 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-90.)
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.
Location. 34° 46.481′ N, 79° 27.842′ W. Marker is in Laurinburg, North Carolina, in Scotland County. It is at the intersection of West Church Street (U.S. 74) and Atkinson Street, on the left when traveling east on West Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laurinburg NC 28352, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Terry Sanford (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Laurinburg (about 400 feet away); J. Dickson Phillips, Jr. (about 500 feet away); Vietnam Memorial (about 500 feet away); Scotland County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Our Confederate Heroes (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quackenbush (approx. 0.2 miles away); 09.11.2001 (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurinburg.
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Also see . . . Edwin M. Gill Papers at the University of North Carolina. “Edwin Maurice Gill was born in Laurinburg, N.C., 20 July 1899. He served in the General Assembly in 1929 and 1931 and was private secretary to Governor O. Max Gardner, 1931-1933. He was Commissioner of Paroles, 1933-1942; Commissioner of Revenue, 1942-1949; and Collector of Internal Revenue, 1950-1953. He was elected State Treasurer in 1953, an office he held until his retirement in 1977. The collection includes personal files maintained by Gill, circa 1933-1977, consisting of correspondence and speeches, book reviews, other writings by him, photographs, and audio recordings. Subjects documented include O. Max Gardner, tax structure and state finances in North Carolina, parole, the North Carolina Museum of Art, the North Carolina Art Society, and education, economic development, roads and the Democratic Party in North Carolina.” (Submitted on March 24, 2017.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 18, 2017
2. Edwin Gill Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
