Dunn in Harnett County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
William C. Lee
Photographed by Michael T Buckner, October 28, 2022
1. William C. Lee Marker
Erected 1949 by Archives, Conservation, and Highway Departments. (Marker Number H-50.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 35° 18.52′ N, 78° 36.803′ W. Marker is in Dunn, North Carolina, in Harnett County. It is at the intersection of West Cumberland Street (U.S. 421) and South King Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Cumberland Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 W Cumberland St, Dunn NC 28334, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and in the 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: G. B. Cashwell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dunn High School Sit-Ins (approx. Ό mile away); Link Wray (approx. 0.6 miles away); Battle of Averasboro (approx. 1½ miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Averasboro (approx. 2.4 miles away); "Lebanon" (approx. 4.2 miles away); Draughon Cross Roads (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunn.
Also see . . . General William C. Lee Airborne Museum.
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 332 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on November 21, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photo 1. submitted on November 12, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
