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Robersonville in Martin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Flat Swamp Church

 
 
Flat Swamp Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mh, July 9, 2017
1. Flat Swamp Church Marker
Inscription. Primitive Baptist. Begun in 1776. First pastor was John Page. Second building on site. Two miles S.
 
Erected 1966 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number B-45.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
 
Location. 35° 49.398′ N, 77° 17.554′ W. Marker is in Robersonville, North Carolina, in Martin County. It is at the intersection of Alternate U.S. 64 and Jenkins Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 64Alternate . Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4014 US 64 Alt, Robersonville NC 27871, 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: W. C. Chance High School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2 miles away); First Christian Church of Robersonville (approx. 2.2 miles away); Gourd Patch Conspiracy (approx. 5.9 miles away); Everetts Christian Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); a different marker also named Everetts Christian Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); Spring Green Primitive Baptist Church
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(approx. 7.4 miles away); a different marker also named Spring Green Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Robersonville.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church (was approx. 2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2017. This page has been viewed 645 times since then and 32 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 13, 2017, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Wide shot of marker and its surroundings. • Can you help?
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