Near Knotts Island in Currituck County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dividing Line
circa June 1999
1. Dividing Line Marker
Erected 1967 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number A-15.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Events • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 18, 1728.
Location. 36° 32.229′ N, 75° 55.654′ W. Marker is near Knotts Island, North Carolina, in Currituck County. It is on Marsh Causeway (County Route 615) near Knotts Island Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Knotts Island NC 27950, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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: Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Partnership in Wildlife Management (approx. 1.4 miles away); Knotts Island Salt Works (approx. 2.1 miles away); Currituck County War Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away); Currituck County Old Jail (approx. 7.8 miles away); a different marker also named Currituck County Courthouse (approx. 7.8
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Other markers no longer nearby. Knotts Island (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Currituck County Courthouse (was approx. 7.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by M. L., circa June 1999
2. Dividing Line Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,730 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2008, by M. L. 'Mitch' Gambrell of Taylors, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
