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

Edwin G. Reade

 
 
Edwin G. Reade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021
1. Edwin G. Reade Marker
Inscription. Member Congress, 1855-57; Confederate Senator; President State Convention, 1865; Justice N.C. Supreme Court, 1865-78. Birthplace was 2 mi. S.E.
 
Erected 1949 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number G-51.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 36° 16.961′ N, 78° 57.365′ W. Marker is in Timberlake, North Carolina, in Person County. It is at the intersection of Durham Road (U.S. 501) and Helena Moriah Road (County Road 1715), on the right when traveling north on Durham Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8215 Durham Rd, Timberlake NC 27583, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Paine (approx. 4˝ miles away); Paine's Tavern (approx. 5.1 miles away); Bessie Heath Daniel (approx. 5.3 miles away); William R. Webb (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Lynching of Edward Roach (approx. 5.4 miles away); J.G.A. Williamson (approx. 6.2 miles away); Robert L. Blackwell (approx. 7.4 miles away); Bushy Fork School (approx. 7.7 miles away).
 
Edwin G. Reade Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021
2. Edwin G. Reade Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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