Oriental in Pamlico County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Motorized School Bus
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 4, 2012
1. First Motorized School Bus Marker
Erected 1970 by Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number C-47.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical date for this entry is September 5, 1917.
Location. 35° 1.735′ N, 76° 41.684′ W. Marker is in Oriental, North Carolina, in Pamlico County. It is on Church Street east of Broad Street (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling east. It is at the Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 507 Church Street, Oriental NC 28571, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Old School Buildings (within shouting distance of this marker).
Also see . . . Pamlico Pacesetter in School Transportation. Excerpt:
Pamlico Countys first bus was purchased from the Corbitt Company of Henderson and cost $1,379. The bus could seat 30 passengers and was used to transport students in and around Oriental. The introduction of a motorized bus to deliver students from outlying areas to the schoolhouse was considered a logistical triumph, and made it possible for school districts to move from scattered networks of one-room schoolhouses to modern, centralized schools with more professional staff.(Submitted on January 2, 2022.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 4, 2012
2. First Motorized School Bus Marker
(Public Domain) via NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources, 1917
3. North Carolinas First Motorized School Bus
Made by the Corbitt Motor Truck Company, Henderson N.C.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
