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Near Elizabeth City in Pasquotank County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Nathaniel Batts Land Grant

 
 
Nathaniel Batts Land Grant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2021
1. Nathaniel Batts Land Grant Marker
Inscription. On Sept. 24, 1660, King Kiscutanewh sold Batts tract 3½ mi. S.E. from the mouth of the Pasquotank River to the "head of New Begin Creeke."
 
Erected 2003 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-64.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 24, 1660.
 
Location. 36° 17.19′ N, 76° 16.3′ W. Marker is near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in Pasquotank County. It is on U.S. 17 just north of Pro Gro Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1116 US-17, Elizabeth City NC 27909, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain. 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, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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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: Norfolk Southern Passenger Station (approx. 2.2 miles away); George W. Brooks (approx. 2.4 miles away); Peter Weddick Moore (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mount Lebanon Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Shepard / S Road Streets (approx. 2.8 miles away); Annie E. Jones (approx. 2.8 miles away); Hugh Cale (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wright Brothers in the Albemarle (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabeth City.
 
Nathaniel Batts Land Grant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2021
2. Nathaniel Batts Land Grant Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 590 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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