Hatteras in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Billy Mitchell

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 19, 2021

1. Billy Mitchell Marker (relocated)

Inscription. Brigadier general of the Army Air Service, demonstrated air power by bombing battleships off coast, Sept. 5, 1923. Landing field was here.

Erected 2005 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number B32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 5, 1923.

Location. 35° 12.892′ N, 75° 40.834′ W. Marker is in Hatteras, North Carolina, in Dare County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 12 and Summerplace Drive, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 12. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hatteras NC 27943, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Outer Banks.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: U.S.S. Monitor (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Hatteras Village (approx. 0.4 miles away); Island Veterans of the Civil War / America's 1st Amphibious Assault of the Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); America's 1st Attempt at Civil War Reunification (approx. 0.6 miles away); Storm Watch (approx. 0.7 miles away); Confederate Forts (approx. 1.3 miles away); Welcome to captivating Hatteras Island… (approx. 1.3 miles away); Propeller From USS Dionysus (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hatteras.

More about this marker. This marker was originally located 200 yards north of the Buxton, NC village line (35.26933N, 75.519017W).

Billy Mitchell and U.S.S. Monitor Markers (relocated) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 19, 2021

2. Billy Mitchell and U.S.S. Monitor Markers (relocated)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 19, 2021

3. Billy Mitchell and U.S.S. Monitor Markers (relocated)

Billy Mitchell Marker (original location) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles O. Frazier, June 27, 2009

4. Billy Mitchell Marker (original location)

Billy Mitchell marker (original location) and Radio Milestone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., June 23, 2009

5. Billy Mitchell marker (original location) and Radio Milestone Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2009, by Charles O. Frazier of Williamsburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,748 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on October 12, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4. submitted on June 28, 2009, by Charles O. Frazier of Williamsburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on July 1, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.