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Near Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

A.S. Merrimon

1830 - 1892

 
 
A.S. Merrimon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 19, 2009
1. A.S. Merrimon Marker
Inscription. U.S.Senator, 1873-79; Chief Justice of State Supreme Court, 1889-92. Birthplace was 1 mi. E.
 
Erected 1975 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-15.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 10.242′ N, 82° 48.434′ W. Marker is near Rosman, North Carolina, in Transylvania County. It is at the intersection of Rosman Highway (U.S. 64) and Morgan Mill Road (North Carolina Highway 1331) on Rosman Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rosman NC 28772, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory
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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: Tanneries (approx. 2 miles away); Joshua Mountain and Early Settlers (approx. 2 miles away); The Eastatoe Path (approx. 2 miles away); The Mighty French Broad (approx. 2 miles away); God's Children (approx. 2 miles away); The Queen City (approx. 2 miles away); Rosman Today (approx. 2 miles away); Rosman Schools (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rosman.
 
A.S. Merrimon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, July 19, 2009
2. A.S. Merrimon Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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