Spring Lake in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Pope Field
Photographed by Mh, August 25, 2017
1. Pope Field Marker
Erected 2014 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-82.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
Location. 35° 11.533′ N, 78° 59.174′ W. Marker is in Spring Lake, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of North Bragg Boulevard (State Highway 24) and West Manchester Road (County Highway 1451), on the right when traveling south on North Bragg Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spring Lake NC 28390, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: C-130 "Hercules" (approx. 2 miles away); Pope Air Force Base Air Park (approx. 2 miles away); C-123 "Provider" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Airlifter's Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); C-119 "Packet" (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pope Airmen Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lt. Harley H. Pope (approx. 2.1 miles away); DC-3/C-47 "Skytrain" (approx. 2.1 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2017. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 29, 2017, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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