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

Granville County Courthouse

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

1. Granville County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Granville County
Courthouse
built 1838
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 36° 18.71′ N, 78° 35.299′ W. Marker is in Oxford, North Carolina, in Granville County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Williamsboro Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Main St, Oxford NC 27565, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Samuel Benton (a few steps from this marker); John Penn (a few steps from this marker); Oxford Baptist Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Katherine Blount Skinner Lassiter (about 600 feet away); Mary Potter Academy (about 700 feet away); Taylor-McClanahan-Smith House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oxford Female College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Erwin-Baird House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Granville County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

2. Granville County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 276 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.