Hillsborough in Orange County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, May 29, 2019

1. Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788 Marker

Viewing north towards marker.

Inscription. Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788
which refused to ratify the United States
Constitution; later ratified at Second
Convention 1789 in Fayetteville.

Placed by: Orange County Constitutional
Bicentennial Committee
July 23, 1988

Erected 1988 by Orange County Constitutional Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is July 21, 1788.

Location. 36° 4.629′ N, 79° 6′ W. Marker is in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in Orange County. It is on West Tryon Street west of North Churton Street (Business U.S. 70), on the right when traveling west. Located at the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church near the entrance to the Old Town Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough NC 27278, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 walking distance of this marker: Old Town Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Historic Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Nash (within shouting distance of this marker); J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton (within shouting distance of this marker); William A. Graham (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Ruffin (within shouting distance of this marker); William Hooper (within shouting distance of this marker); Moses A. Curtis (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsborough.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Archibald Debow Murphey (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Convention of 1788, NCPedia. (Submitted on September 18, 2019.)

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, May 29, 2019

2. Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788 Marker

Viewing north towards marker.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, May 29, 2019

3. Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788 Marker

Viewing east to marker, which is visible in the red circle.

Old Town Cemetery sign along West Tryon Street. image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, May 29, 2019

4. Old Town Cemetery sign along West Tryon Street.

Viewing west towards sign.
The Old Town Cemetery sign is about 100 feet west of the Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788 marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2019. This page has been viewed 333 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2019. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.