Near Dunn in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
"Oak Grove"
Photographed by Robert Cole, June 6, 2010
1. Oak Grove Marker
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website entry
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Erected 1961 by Archives and Highway Departments. Confederate Centennial Commission. (Marker Number I-73.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. 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 16, 1848.
Location. 35° 14.905′ N, 78° 40.854′ W. Marker is near Dunn, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is on Burnett Road (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on Burnett Road, between W Thornton Road (NC-1783) and Overcreek Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8713 Burnett Road, Dunn NC 28334, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Federal Artillery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate First Line (approx. Ό mile away); Taliaferros Division (approx. Ό mile away); 20th Corps (approx. Ό mile away); Rhetts Brigade (approx. Ό mile away); Battle of Averasboro (approx. Ό mile away); Confederate Second Line
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Additional keywords. Battle of Averasboro
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
2. Marker on the Averasboro Battlefield
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 18, 2006
3. Oak Grove
The home of John C. Smith, Oak Grove was heavily damaged during the March 15-16, 1865 Battle of Averasboro.
Photographed by Robert Cole, June 6, 2010
4. Oak Grove Marker & Former Hospital
Photographed by Robert Cole, June 8, 2010
5. Confederate Hospital location
Civil War era plantation home of John Smith undergoing extensive restoration by the Averasboro Battlefield Museum.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2011
6. Oak Grove
Photo located on "Battle of Averasboro/Confederate First Defensive Line" NC Civil War Trails marker.
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, April 20, 2011
7. Oak Grove
Oak Grove house on the left. Modern house on the right is located in former Oak Grove location. Looking south with Burnett Road (NC-82) on the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2008. This page has been viewed 2,736 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on November 26, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on June 11, 2010, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on June 6, 2010, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 5. submitted on June 11, 2010, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 6, 7. submitted on April 26, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
