Near Whiteville in Columbus County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Millie-Christine McKoy

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 26, 2009

1. Millie ~ Christine McKoy Marker

Inscription. Black Siamese twins born near here, 1851. exhibited in U.S. and Europe. Died in 1912. Grave is five miles N.

Erected by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-74.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 34° 20.885′ N, 78° 39.527′ W. Marker is near Whiteville, North Carolina, in Columbus County. It is on Business U.S. 74/76 just north of Flynn Cemetery Road (County Highway 1715). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whiteville NC 28472, 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 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of Brave Columbus County Men (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bank of Whiteville (approx. 2.6 miles away); Columbus County Courthouse (approx. 2.6 miles away); Whistler’s Mother (approx. 10.2 miles away); Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (approx. 10.4 miles away); a different marker also named Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (approx. 12.4 miles away); Bladen County Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 15 miles away); Vampire Beast (approx. 15.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whiteville.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,469 times since then and 39 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 2, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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