Pembroke in Robeson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Honorable Hamilton McMillan
18371915
| | State Legislator, Educator, and Historian | |
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 18, 2017
1. Honorable Hamilton McMillan Marker
Sponsored legislation in 1885 establishing public schools for Indians of Robeson County. In 1887 he introduced legislation to establish Croatan Normal School now Pembroke State University.
Erected 1987.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 34° 41.088′ N, 79° 12.034′ W. Marker is in Pembroke, North Carolina, in Robeson County. It is on West Railroad Street west of North Odum Street, on the left when traveling west. It is at the Old Main building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pembroke NC 28372, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: University of N. C. at Pembroke (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry Berry Lowrie (approx. Ό mile away); Croatan Normal School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Battle of Hayes Pond (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lumbee Tribe (approx. 2½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Burnt Swamp Association (approx. 4.1 miles away); Raft Swamp (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pembroke.
Also see . . . Hamilton McMillan. NCpedia website entry:
(Submitted on July 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 18, 2017
2. The Honorable Hamilton McMillan
The bronze statue was sculpted by Paul Van Zandt.
"Hamilton McMillan statue rededication, March 28, 2019, UNC Pembroke"
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"Hamilton McMillan statue rededication, March 28, 2019, UNC Pembroke"
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3. Hamilton McMillan
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 25, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
