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

Isaac Gregory

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2021

1. Isaac Gregory Marker

Inscription. Member provincial congress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions, 1788-1789. Home is 4 miles S.E.

Erected 1948 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number A30.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 36° 19.661′ N, 76° 10.316′ W. Marker is in Camden, North Carolina, in Camden County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 158 and State Highway 343, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 158. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 U.S Hwy 158 W, 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,

in the Tidewater,

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

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dempsey Burgess (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Isaac Gregory (about 600 feet away); Locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden County Jail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lemuel Sawyer (approx. one mile away); Former Site of Sawyer's Creek / Marian Anderson High School (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

More about this marker. There is an exact copy of this marker nearby on NC 343.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2021

2. Isaac Gregory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.