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

Shocco Springs

 
 
Shocco Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2021
1. Shocco Springs Marker
Inscription. Famous health resort, social and recreational center, in nineteenth century. 4½ miles southeast.
 
Erected 1962 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number E-21.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasScience & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 36° 20.151′ N, 78° 12.855′ W. Marker is in Warrenton, North Carolina, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 401 and Coley Springs Road (State Highway 1625), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 401. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1932 US-401, Warrenton NC 27589, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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 in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: PCB Protests (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bute County (approx. half a mile away); "Bridle Creek" (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jethro Sumner (approx. 2.2 miles away); John Watson House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Annie Carter Lee (approx. 3.8 miles away); John White (approx. 5.1 miles away); Benjamin Hawkins (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warrenton.
 
Shocco Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2021
2. Shocco Springs Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,139 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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