Camden in Camden County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Former Site of Sawyer's Creek
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Marian Anderson High School
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2021
1. Former Site of Sawyer's Creek / Marian Anderson High School Marker
Erected by The Class of 1967.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.
Location. 36° 21.66′ N, 76° 10.412′ W. Marker is in Camden, North Carolina, in Camden County. It is on Scotland Road half a mile south of Lambs Road (County Road 1145), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 248 Scotland Rd, Camden NC 27921, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Camden County Courthouse (approx. 2.2 miles away); Camden County Jail (approx. 2.2 miles away); Locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal (approx. 2.2 miles away); Isaac Gregory (approx. 2.3 miles away); Dempsey Burgess (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Isaac Gregory (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lemuel Sawyer (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2021
2. Former Site of Sawyer's Creek / Marian Anderson High School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
