Burgaw in Pender County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Van Eeden

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

1. Van Eeden Marker

Inscription. Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany lived, 1939-46, at agricultural colony founded in 1909 and revived by Alvin Johnson. Two mi. SW.

Erected 2017 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. (Marker Number D-117.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 34° 37.715′ N, 77° 55.12′ W. Marker is in Burgaw, North Carolina, in Pender County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 117 and Murphy Road, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 117. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Burgaw NC 28425, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hinton James (approx. ¾ mile away); Welsh Tract (approx. 3.8 miles away); Timothy Bloodworth (approx. 4.1 miles away); Company K. 3rd N.C. Infantry Regiment, C.S.A. (approx. 5.4 miles away); Pender County Court House (approx. 5.4 miles away); Our Heroes (approx. 5.4 miles away); Burgaw Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Burgaw Station (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burgaw.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hinton James (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Holocaust Rescue, Van Eeden and North Carolina. (Submitted on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
2. Holocaust Rescue, North Carolina and Van Eeden. (Submitted on May 26, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)

Van Eeden Marker Unveiling image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

2. Van Eeden Marker Unveiling

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 942 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.