Camden in Camden County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Isaac Gregory
Erected 2012 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (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° 19.655′ N, 76° 10.199′ W. Marker is in Camden, North Carolina, in Camden County. It is on State Highway 343 0.1 miles south of U.S. 158, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 N Carolina Hwy 343 S, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dempsey Burgess (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Isaac Gregory (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal (approx. Ό mile away); Camden County Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Camden County Jail (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile 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 US 158.
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 317 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

