Smithfield in Johnston County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Freedmen’s School, 1868

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 19, 2022

1. Freedmen’s School, 1868 Marker

Inscription. Under the auspices of the American Missionary Association, an abolitionist organization based in New York. the federal Freedmen's Bureau built a two-room schoolhouse on this lot in 1868-1869. The building was also used by the Baptist church until it was moved to an adjacent lot in 1887. It served as a school for African Americans from 1869 to 1912.

Erected 2019 by Johnston County Heritage Commission and Johnston County Visitors Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 35° 30.796′ N, 78° 20.568′ W. Marker is in Smithfield, North Carolina, in Johnston County. It is on North 4th Street north of Caswell Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker located in front of the First Missionary Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 403 Caswell Street, Smithfield NC 27577, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Downtown Smithfield Historic District (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Sherman Receives News of Lee's Surrender in Smithfield (approx. ¼ mile away); Johnston County Fountain Memorial

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(approx. ¼ mile away); World War II and Korean Conflict Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Johnston County War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Occupation of Smithfield (approx. 0.3 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithfield.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Occupation of Smithfield (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Freedmen’s Schools. (Submitted on June 21, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, June 19, 2022

2. Freedmen’s School, 1868 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.