Grays Creek in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dunns Creek Quaker Meeting
Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 10, 2007
1. Dunns Creek Quaker Meeting Marker
Erected 1972 by the State Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-59.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1746.
Location. 34° 57.313′ N, 78° 50.648′ W. Marker is in Grays Creek, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 87 and Butler Nursery Road (Local Route 2221), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 87. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hope Mills NC 28348, 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 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moore's Camp (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Battle of Bentonville (approx. 3 miles away); Cape Fear Baptist Church (approx. 3 miles away); The Fayetteville Observer (approx. 6.3 miles away); Burning of Clarendon Bridge (approx. 6.4 miles away); Babe Ruth
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Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 10, 2007
2. Dunn's Creek Quaker Meeting Marker
Photographed by Steven C. Davies, July 31, 2007
3. Grave Markers in the Quaker Cemetery
Photographed by Steven C. Davies, July 31, 2007
4. Dunns Creek Quaker Meeting Cemetery
Located off of a dirt road off of Nash Rd approx 2.9 miles from marker next to the Nash-Morris Cemetery.
Photographed by Steven C. Davies, July 31, 2007
5. Grave Marker
Photographed by Steven C. Davies, July 31, 2007
6. Nash Morris Cemetery adjoining the Quaker Cemetery
Photographed by Rebecca Thames-Simmons, September 29, 2024
7. Dunn's Creek Cemetery showing all burials detected by ground penetrating radar Sep 26, 2024
Cemetery undergoing restoration process. All GPR-detected burials marked by orange stakes.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,862 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 31, 2007, by Steven C. Davies of Hope Mills, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 31, 2007, by Steven C. Davies of Hope Mills, North Carolina. 7. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Rebecca Thames-Simmons of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
